Take-Off & Landing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA has successfully completed 106 full-stop Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) landings, a first for the multi-mission aircraft. The milestone was first achieved with four ATLC landings on June 27 at the company’s Gray Butte Flight
Testing
With a small crowd of legislators and civic leaders observing, a nonprofit group launched a small, unmanned aircraft at the former runway at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana early 0n Wednesday morning.Remotely controlled, the 30-pound Sandstorm plane with a 15-foot wing span performed a few silent loops
Testing
Military researchers working for the Pentagon have released video footage of one of its newest projects, the Legged Squad Support System LS3, and are touting the creation as a cyborg-style animal-drone that will aid troops across a variety of terrains. Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA,
Data Links & Communications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. just announced its successful participation in NATO’s Unified Vision (UV12) Trial at Orland Main Air Station in Brekstad, Norway, June 18-29. Sponsored by the NATO Joint Capability Group on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JCGISR), the Joint ISR (JISR)trial focused on the enhancing the
Testing
A little more than two years into it's engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) entered developmental test at China Lake, California beginning with a 66-minute flight on Monday. During the initial developmental flight test at the weapons station on Sept. 10,
VTOL
A humanitarian group called Ideate recently tested UAS’ viability as a real-world delivery vehicle in one of the harshest, most brutal environments imaginable — Burning Man. When disaster strikes a developing nation, aid workers face a “last kilometre” problem. Medicine and supplies can generally reach cities, but it’s difficult to
VTOL
AERIE just posted its first video showing prototypes of its IAV in development, as well as some flying and hovering footage released for the first time.The video begins with a hawk taking off, echoing the hawk in AERIE’s logo, striving to get as close to nature as it
Testing
Boeing just posted this video of its wind tunnel model shop in Seattle. Its a behind-the-scenes look at where small-scale versions of all future Boeing aircraft are built and tested. Source: YouTube
Data Links & Communications
A Fury 1500 tactical unmanned aircraft system from AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) transmitted live, full-motion video to a ground terminal over a high-bandwidth commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) satellite communications (SATCOM) link. The Fury 1500, developed at AME's UAS facility in San Luis Obispo, Calif., is operated and
Testing
Early this month, Liaoning General Aviation Academy displayed China's first carbon material fuel cell powered UAS "LEINIAO". Mr. Xue Ji who involved in the research and development told reporters, that "LEINIAO" is large sized UAS in the UAS family. Its wingspan can reach up
Testing
Unmanned Systems Group (UMS) has announced the maiden flight of the Discoverer II Remotely Piloted Air System on 3rd September 2012 from the Karlskoga airfield in Sweden. The production prototype was built in the company’s facility in Linköping and was flown by the UMS Head of Flight Operations, Dave
Testing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the successful first flight of the Block 1-plus Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper, an upgrade to the original Block 1 Predator B that has been in production since 2003.The MQ-9 Block 1-plus test flight occurred on May 24 at the company’s Gray Butte