Two members of Beale Air Force Base were recognized as the first RQ-4 Global Hawk pilots in the new 18X career field during a winging ceremony January 13th. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
AAI and ViaSat Enter Strategic Alliance for Beyond-Line-of-Sight Communications and Network Security
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and ViaSat Inc. announced that the organisations have entered into a strategic alliance to align AAI’s advanced unmanned aircraft and command and control technologies with ViaSat integrated airborne and terrestrial satellite communications, as well as its Internet Protocol-based networking and security technology. Continue reading
NATO to Sign Alliance Ground Surveillance by May 2012
Global Hawk Block 40 - Photo:Northrop Grumman
NATO’s long-running process to order an Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) capability could at last achieve a contract signature within the next few months, although the scale of its programme appears to have again been revised.
MQ-9 Emergency Landing at Holloman Air Force Base
Officials with the 49th Wing announced a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper performed an emergency landing on January 23rd. at approximately 9:45 p.m. just south of the base near Alamogordo. Continue reading
US Navy Flight Tests Unmanned Refueling Capability
Calspan Learjet surrogate seen from the tanker operator station aboard an Omega K-707 tanker aircraft - Photo: US Navy
As part of the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) programme, the US Navy and industry partner Northrop Grumman have been developing Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) technologies to refuel unmanned aircraft in flight. Continue reading
Dassault Unveils nEUROn UCAV Stealth Demonstrator
Photo: Dassault
The nEUROn, European UCAV technology demonstrator, has been officially presented to the representatives of the six participating countries by Mr. Charles Edelstenne, Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation. Continue reading
US Army Updates Policy on Flying Unmanned Aircraft in National Airspace
The US Army is updating its policy on flying unmanned aircraft in US airspace, according to a new memo written by Army Secretary John McHugh. Continue reading
US Defence Department Report Criticises Unmanned Systems Poor Reliability
The reliability of Pentagon weapons systems remains a serious problem, according to a 352-page Annual Report released the other day by the Defense Department. Continue reading