Northrop Grumman Corporation received the first protective cage for its next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter that will store and shield the aircraft’s critical electronic components from strong electric fields and electromagnetic waves. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Russian-assembled Searcher Test Flights
Russia’s Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UZGA) has performed the first flight of a locally-assembled Israel Aerospace Industries Searcher II unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
NASA Advisory Council – Aeronautics Committee – UAS Subcommittee Meeting on February 26
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. Continue reading
Elbit Systems and Windward Team to Introduce Advanced Maritime Surveillance Solution for India
Elbit Systems Ltd. has teamed with Windward Ltd. to offer integrated maritime solutions for the Indian authorities. The joint solution combines Windward’s innovative satellite-based maritime analytics system, MarInt, with Elbit Systems’ wide range of solutions for maritime domain awareness, including Hermes 900 maritime patrol unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Lockheed Martin has Big Plans for Small UAS
Over the past year, Lockheed Martin acquired CDL Systems, Chandler/May and Procerus Technologies to enhance its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capability. Continue reading
Aeryon Scout sUAS Supports Critical Florida Wildfire Research
In the closing months of 2012, the Aeryon Scout small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) played a significant role in a collaborative field campaign to study wildland fire behaviour. Continue reading
SkyHook Patent Battle Rumbles On….
Among the features that make the Insitu ScanEagle well-suited to deployment from a ship’s flight deck or a small combat outpost is its ability to land without a runway. Crews connect a taut cable to a vertical boom, then fly the little airplane so it snags the cable with a hook on its wing. Continue reading
Hindeburg Crash – Newsreel from 1937
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The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey. Continue reading