Schiebel‘s CAMCOPTER S-100 has become the first UAS to ever fly from an Italian Navy ship. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Boeing Provides 1st Tactical Cross-domain Capabilities for Predator/Reaper
Boeing has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for integration into the Ground Control Station (GCS) of the Predator/Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading
First Launch for Lockheed Martin Shadow Hawk Munition from Shadow UAS
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct hit on the target.
AeroVironment Gets $3.6M Raven Contract from US Marine Corps
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $3,653,519 on March 15, 2012 from the United States Marine Corps through an existing U.S. Army contract. Continue reading
Northrop CEO Wes Bush Seeks Easing Of Export Controls on UAS
The United States risks losing its current competitive edge in the unmanned aircraft market unless Washington acts soon to ease tough restrictions on their export for commercial use, the Chief Executive of Northrop Grumman Corp said at the Aero Club of Washington on Friday. Continue reading
White House Officials Open Up on UAS Strike Decision-Making Process
CNN posted this report which features the White House Counter-Terrorism Adviser, John Brennan. Continue reading
Predator – Mixed Results on Mexican Border Patrol
Lyle Belew, Command Duty Officer in Predator Ops at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas, communicates with a Predator Pilot
The drug runners call it “el mosco,” the mosquito, and one recent evening on the southern tip of Texas, a Predator B armed with cameras buzzed softly over the beach on South Padre Island and headed inland. Continue reading
Aviation Week’s NextGen Conference Calls Sense-And-Avoid Biggest Challenge To UAS Integration
Panelists at Aviation Week’s NextGen conference identified a proven sense-and-avoid system as the biggest challenge for the coming integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system (NAS). Continue reading