Training
Northrop Grumman Corporation has presented a full-scale model of the RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk to the Northland Community and Technical College Foundation of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The presentation was part of the Red River Valley Research Corridor Unmanned Aviation Systems Action Summit. The model was given
Training
The UAS Flight Training & Simulation Market 2011-2021 Report from Visiongain offers a comprehensive analysis of the global market for UAS operator flight training and simulation products and services. Visiongain’s calculations indicate that sales in the global UAS flight training and simulation market will be worth $375m in
Training
Blurring the lines between gaming and reality US Air Force has released a spectacular new video game on its adventurous recruiting site. The new game invites potential recruits to ‘Fly the Reaper’
Military
The Israeli air force has issued a tender to select an unmanned aircraft system for training purposes. Until now, the air force's UAS school has used operational vehicles drawn from the service's different squadrons, which has caused problems as the units operate around the clock. To
Training
Among the nearly 1,500 students who received degrees from the University of North Dakota during spring commencement on Saturday were the first graduates in the nation with degrees in unmanned aircraft systems operations. “It’s truly the first and only kind of its major programme in the country at
Training
L-3 Communications has won a five-year contract under the U.S. Army’s STOC II contract for the U.S. Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) engineers will perform the work,
Training
This summer, 20 Master and PhD students can get a unique experience and learn about unmanned aerial systems. NAROM, the Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education, together with Andøya Rocket Range, Narvik University College, University of Tromsø, University of Bergen and NORUT host the first summer school about unmanned aerial
Training
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced yesterday that it has signed agreements with the University of North Dakota to jointly establish a UAS training centre at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The centre, which is expected to begin operations in June 2011, will offer
Training
The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Contracting Department, Philadelphia Office has a requirement for a Surrogate UAS in order to support the Joint UAS Center of Excellence as it seeks to meet all the USJFCOM requirements for its joint training related responsibilities. The focus of this initiative is on
Training
The UK Royal Air Force has completed a trial programme intended to assess the ability of non-pilots to fly UAS. Called Daedalus, the process "has successfully demonstrated that selection and training can generate remote pilots who, despite undergoing a different sort of training, are as highly trained and
Commercial
The US Coast Guard is training up UAS pilots in anticipation of Congress providing funding for its own aircraft. The skeleton of the service’s UAS programme is taking shape at the Aviation Training Centre, Mobile, Alabama. The Coast Guard has trained three pilots, officers with manned flight experience to
Training
The University of North Dakota has teamed with Corsair Engineering to provide University Students pursuing a UAS major at UND to use the ScanEagle UAS as an example platform to learn mission employment and operational techniques through the use of high-fidelity simulation. The ScanEagle simulator was created jointly by