The US Army and AAI have established a specialist team to determine the root cause of an engine issue that has affected the service’s RQ-7B Shadow 200, resulting in several platforms failing during operations over Afghanistan. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Northrop Grumman Gets $91M Contract for Hunter Tactical Common Data Link
The US Army’s MQ-5B Hunter unmanned ISR aircraft will be reset by Northrop Grumman from C-Band communications to a tactical common data link. Continue reading
Green Falcon Solar/Wind Powered UAS Picks Up Genius Award at German Fair
Queensland University of Technology Ph.D. student Wesam Al Sabban has designed an unmanned aircraft that would be powered by the sun and wind. Continue reading
EDA and ESA Sign Agreement on UAS Demonstration Project
On 15 December, Claude-France Arnould, European Defence Agency Chief Executive, and Magali Vaissière, European Space Agency Director for Telecommunication and Integrated Applications, signed an Arrangement on a demonstration project for an Unmanned Aircraft System-based mission. Continue reading
US Says Downed RQ-170 Data Heavily Encrypted
A US official says Iran will find it hard to exploit any data and technology aboard the captured CIA stealth drone because of measures taken to limit the intelligence value of drones operating over hostile territory. Continue reading
Last US Air Force Combat Mission Over Iraq
Lt. Col. Erik Drake, 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Commander with assigned airmen in front of a MQ-1B Predator Dec. 15, 2011. Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Mann
As the world watched the last convoy pass through the gates at Khabari Crossing on the Kuwait-Iraq border, they may not have realized those on the ground had some help in the skies from airmen with a historic lineage. Continue reading
US Air Force Plans Bigger Better Stealthier Predator C
Photo: General Atomics
The US Air Force is planning to develop a heavier, more powerful version of the jet-powered, reduced signature Predator C Avenger for deployment soon in combat zones. Continue reading
Military wants More Capable Sensor Inputs for UAS
As unmanned aircraft become increasingly common, warfighters continue to press for more imagery from a broader range of high-resolution sensors, putting more pressure on those who design the systems that collect images and send them to analysts. Continue reading