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Image Alternative Text: TigerShark flies over Ross Barnett Reservoir

Eyes in the Sky: MSU supports disaster preparation, planning with NOAA and FEMA

When rivers overflow, flood waters move quickly, threatening to destroy people and property. A recent training exercise led by Mississippi State University demonstrates the potential of uncrewed aircraft systems to provide high-resolution imagery in real time during disaster events, giving officials up-to-date information they need to best protect the communities they serve.

Image Alternative Text: Raspet’s TigerShark carries a complex camera payload as it flies above the Pearl River in Leake County to capture images of its banks. Raspet’s Tiger is operating as a chase aircraft for this UAS operation.

MSU works toward better prediction of Pearl River flooding through drones and data-driven models

The next time Mississippi's Pearl River floods, an advanced river mapping system created using drone technology at Mississippi State University could improve flood warnings and enhance mitigation efforts.

Image Alternative Text: Raspet Flight Research Lab Pilot Andrew Weiss provides instruction for UAS operation during a flight exercise at MSU’s North Farm.

First responders gain UAS piloting skills through MSU, FEMA

First responders—often the fastest to the scene of an emergency or disaster—are now more proficient and effective in piloting small UAS.

Image Alternative Text: The Mississippi Enterprise for Technology and Mississippi State University hosted industry, academic and government partners from across the Magnolia State for the Mississippi Aerospace and Defense Symposium. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)

MSET kicks off aerospace and defense cluster with symposium at MSU

Aerospace and defense industry leaders and experts explored opportunities and challenges facing the sector in Mississippi during a productive two days of discussions and networking.

Image Alternative Text: Teros at Air Show

Teros Highlighted at Thunder Over the Sound Air & Space Show

Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts got their first look at Mississippi State’s Teros, the largest, most sophisticated uncrewed aircraft system in academic use, during Thunder Over the Sound Air & Space Show at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi.

Image Alternative Text: Four blade propeller of Group 3 UAS known as QuietShark

QuietShark takes flight

Researchers at Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory quiet the deafening roar of TigerShark with a modified version of the Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) known as QuietShark.

Image Alternative Text: UAS taking flight

MSU continues UAS research, testing and evaluation for U.S. Homeland Security with $18.7 million contract

Mississippi State University tapped to lead a major uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) research, testing and evaluation project on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Registration open for Mississippi Aerospace and Defense Symposium

A late June symposium in Starkville is kicking off a new effort to unite the state’s aerospace and defense sectors.

Image Alternative Text: Robert Premo

Premo named interim director of MSU’s Raspet Flight Research Lab

Rob Premo is now leading Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, one of the country’s leading academic research centers dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed aircraft systems.

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