General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the successful completion of the first of two planned U.S. Army endurance demonstration flights with its Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) aircraft. IGE, a next-generation derivative of the combat-proven Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), lifted off from GA-ASI’s El Mirage Flight Operations Facility in Adelanto, Calif., at 6:56 a.m. on October 11thand landed 45.3 hours later at 4:16 a.m. on October 13th.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Aerial Anarchist Appeals $10K FAA Fine for Reckless Commercial UAS Flight
Raphael Pirker’s model-airplane-sized UAS darted around buildings, zoomed over a hospital heliport and buzzed passersby to shoot a promotional video. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Links Ground Sensors to Unmanned Aircraft Systems
A covert, perpetually self-powered wireless sensor network developed by Lockheed Martin could revolutionise how to discreetly monitor one’s surroundings. Lockheed Martin’s Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network (SPAN) system is a network of “Field-and Forget” ground sensors that provides unobtrusive, continuous surveillance which can support a variety of missions and applications, such as border protection, area surveillance and even bridge, pipeline, aircraft and other structural monitoring requirements.
Cornwall and Wales Create UK National Aeronautical Centre for UAS Test Flights
A partnership between West Wales Airport in Blaenannerch and Newquay airport in Cornwall has launched the first private facility for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Red Star Yak 52 Display Team Formation Aerobatics
The Red Star Yak52 display team put their Soviet designed and built military trainers through their paces during a formation aerobatics display. Continue reading
Gray Eagle Completes 20,000 Automated Takeoffs And Landings
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has reached a record 20,000 successful automatic launch and recoveries with the Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS). This milestone was achieved on September 25 and comes just 15 months after reaching 10,000 events in June 2012.
AeroVironment and Eurocopter to Evaluate Potential Joint Opportunities
AeroVironment, Inc. a high volume manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and Eurocopter, a global helicopter manufacturer, announced at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting that they have signed a cooperative agreement to explore opportunities for expanding their respective military and commercial product portfolios.
Austria Buys 6 Cassidian Tracker Systems
The Cassidian Tracker mini unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has won the Austrian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) UAS competition. The system will be the Austrian military’s first UAS.