The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
US Navy Demonstrates ScanEagle for Coast Guard
US Navy engineers demonstrated the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of a ship-based UAS for senior Coast Guard, Navy and Congressional stakeholders in an exercise on the Potomac River. Continue reading
UK Robotics Research Gets £16M Boost
UK research to develop smart machines that think for themselves will receive a £16 million boost thanks to a major partnership between the government and industry. Continue reading
B-2 Stealth Bomber at Red Flag 2012
This video shows details of preparations of B-2 Stealth Bombers for flight, taxiing, and taking off during the Red Flag 12-3 Exercise at Nellis AFB, NV. Continue reading
Boeing Aviation Innovation Launches iPad App
Milestones in Innovation’ is now available on the App Store. The app brings nine decades of aviation innovation to iPad through beautiful imagery and an interactive timeline. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $26M Order for 3 Fire Scouts from US Navy
The U.S. Navy has placed an order for three additional Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scouts and one ground control station. The order is valued at $25.7 million. Continue reading
Brazil – Avibras Falcão First Flight Set for July
Brazilian firm Avibras is concluding final assembly of the prototype of the ‘Falcão’ [Falcon], the first domestic aircraft in the 800-kilo class, used for surveillance, reconnaissance, patrol, and sensor tasks, among other missions. The Falcão will have its inaugural flight before July. Continue reading
GE Aviation to Demonstrate Stores Management Technology for AAI Shadow
GE Aviation has been awarded a contract by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems to provide the stores management system for a demonstration involving the Shadow. Continue reading