Effective 21st-century warfare requires the ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike mobile targets anywhere, around the clock. Current technologies, however, have their limitations. Continue reading
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Gray Eagle Passes US Army Initial Operating Test & Evaluation
The U.S. Army’s Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System recently completed a successful Initial Operating Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) at the Army’s National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California. Continue reading
German Air Force to Accept Euro Hawk by September
The German Air Force (GAF) is scheduled to accept the Northrop Grumman RQ-4E Euro Hawk Full Scale Demonstrator as an operational platform in September. Continue reading
NZ Fire-fighters Test UAS
Christchurch fire-fighters test their new UAS, which can collect aerial footage without putting fire-fighters or the public at risk. Continue reading
Texas A&M Student Team Finalists in BORDERS sUAS Competition
A team from Texas A&M University has been named finalist in the Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Competition, announced the BORDERS National Center for Border Security and Immigration, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Continue reading
First MQ-4C Triton Flight-Tests Planned for April
Northrop Grumman hopes to conduct the maiden flight of the first MQ-4C Triton in the coming months. Continue reading
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