Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Predator/Gray Eagle-series aircraft family has reached a historic industry milestone: two million flight hours. The noteworthy achievement occurred on Sept. 9, with more than 150,000 total missions completed and nearly 90-percent of all missions flown in combat. “GA-
Beijing said it will deploy unmanned aircraft to monitor the Diaoyu Islands and other disputed islets as it postponed a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of Sino-Japan diplomatic ties. Xinhua News Agency said the bases for unmanned aircraft will be built in coastal provinces within the 12th five-
VTOL
The use of UAS in Pakistan normally brings to mind images of US Predators attacking tribal areas. But UAS now are being used to capture a different kind of picture in the country — showing some of the world's highest mountains being scaled by world-class climbers through some
Training
Manned aircraft have dominated the Navy for the last century; however, the use of unmanned aircrafts has been rising recently along with the demand for those who know how to operate and maintain them. Lt. Cmdr. David Avery, a Navy reservist and former SH-60B pilot, deployed to Afghanistan last
Testing
Rockwell Collins has been selected as the prime contractor for the unmanned aircraft portion of the High-Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) programme sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The four-and-half-year contract calls for Rockwell Collins to develop cyber security solutions for unmanned air
Testing
The Marine Corps provided support for the Air Force during their Commander's Challenge 2012, held at the Combat Center's Range 220 Sept. 13, 2012. The Commander’s Challenge is an annual contest that challenges a group of engineers, with Air Force, to come up with a
Accidents
Pictures of the wreckage of a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator shot down in Turkey were released by the Kurdish Firat News Agency on September 19. The aircraft was shot down by the Kurd rebels on Sept. 18, during an operation against the rebel bastion of Uludere, in
Events
The highlight exhibits at China's Zhuhai Airshow, to be held in Zhuhai from November 13 to 18 will include a complete “Wing Loong” UA system by AVIC. Up to now, it has been confirmed that this airshow occupies a net area of 28,200 square meters for indoor
Electronic Sub-Systems
AeroVironment has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its MicroGRAM GPS receiver for the Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system, bringing secure, jam-resistant GPS capability to a micro UAS for the first time. “Having secure GPS significantly reduces the possibility that the Wasp AE can be jammed or spoofed,” said
Testing
Boeing just released this demonstration video of it's optionally piloted version of the Unmanned Little Bird. The Unmanned Little Bird started life as a modified MD 530F single-turbine helicopter, and now Boeing engineers have taken it to a whole new level of capability by turning the proven
The U.S. Army's Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or PM UAS, is establishing partnerships with a handful of academic institutions as a way to further research, advance technology and maximize progress emerging from lessons learned in combat, service officials said. PM UAS has set up a
Business
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. STARLite features synthetic aperture radar, ground moving target indicator and dismount moving target indicator capabilities.Under the terms of the