Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for the first time using open architecture-based command and control software and hardware developed by the company, moving the company one step closer to offering its common Mission Management Control System (MMCS) product, which can be implemented across various unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to improve mission effectiveness and reduce training requirements. Continue reading
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Roke’s Miniature Radar Altimeters Now Certified Dust and Water Proof
Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) has achieved an Ingress Protection (IP) certification for its Miniature Radar Altimeters (MRA).This will deliver UAS operators greater flexibility in mission types, including recovery from water, and reduced operating costs. Continue reading
Iran Mass-Producing ScanEagle Replicas
Iran has for the first time released images of the production line of an unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) which is manufacturing copies of the US ScanEagle. Continue reading
Black Hornet Nano UAS Presentation in Afghanistan – Video
British Forces just released this video presentation of the Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Aircraft System that troops are using on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground. Continue reading
Boeing’s Phantom Eye Completes Taxi Tests and Software Upgrades
With its wings stretching 150 feet across the lakebed of Edwards Air Force Base, Boeing’s Phantom Eye – the liquid hydrogen-powered high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system completed its latest series of taxi tests in preparation for its return to flight. Continue reading
Mayor of Seattle Orders Police To Abandon UAS Programme
Seattle’s mayor on Thursday ordered the police department to abandon its plan to use UAS after residents and privacy advocates protested. Continue reading
Insitu Gets US Air Force ISR Support Contract – Potential Worth of $190 M
Insitu Inc. has been awarded a $1,000,000 minimum – $190,000,000 maximum, twenty-five month, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to U.S. Special Operations Command. Continue reading
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Prototype Due Regard Radar Aboard Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the successful flight test of a prototype of its Due Regard Radar (DRR), a company-funded air-to-air radar system that supports GA-ASI’s overall airborne Sense and Avoid (SAA) architecture for Predator B RPA. Continue reading