Northrop Grumman hopes to conduct the maiden flight of the first MQ-4C Triton in the coming months. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Poland Orders More FlyEye UAS
The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned aircraft sytems from WB Electronics, under a deal worth almost zloty 24 million ($7.6 million). Continue reading
Maintainers Prepare Global Hawk for First Launch
This just released video from 2010 shows 380th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers preparing an EQ-4 Global Hawk for it’s first launch. Scenes include the preparation for flight, the launch of the aircraft and a wingman car trailing the aircraft down the runway. Continue reading
AirBurr UAS Navigates by Crashing into Things
If you’ve ever watched a fly trying to find its way around a house, you might have noticed that it didn’t take a particularly graceful approach – it probably bounced off a lot of windows and walls, until by process of elimination, it found a route that was clear. Continue reading
NZ Police UAS Catch Criminals
Detectives have used an unmanned aircraft in a criminal investigation leading to charges being laid and a person before the courts. Continue reading
Flying Transformer
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a patented system and method of transitioning an aircraft between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Systems Gets $71M US Air Force Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. is being awarded a $71,202,469 contract modification for Global Hawk block load/sustaining engineering and production acceptance infrastructure. Continue reading
Spain’s Atlante UAS First Flight
Spain’s Atlante tactical unmanned aircraft system completed a successful first flight on 28 February, following a development activity involving EADS defence unit Cassidian Spain and numerous local companies and equipment suppliers.