The US Navy has announced that it will add an aerial refuelling capability to at least one of the two X-47 prototypes sometime in 2014. Continue reading
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US Air Force Global Hawk RQ-4B with Battlefield Airborne Communications Node System is Now the EQ-4B
Two different aircraft platforms that fly the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system, developed by the Northrop Grumman Corporation, have been officially designated by the US Air Force as the E-11A and the EQ-4B. Continue reading
Solid State Gyro for UAS
Norway’s Sensonor Technologies solid state STIM210 Gyro is the world’s first gyro entirely based on semiconductor technology in combination with MEMS – Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems. Continue reading
Unmanned Flying Fish from NAVAIR at Patuxent River Naval Air Station
The UAS Team of the Battlespace Modeling and Simulation Division from NAVAIR at Patuxent River Naval Air Station brought their remotely piloted “flying fish” last Thursday to a local Kindergarten in Leonardtown. Continue reading
US Navy Adds Classified Payload to MQ-8B Fire Scout
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The US Navy has disclosed that a classified intelligence payload is now flying on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout. Continue reading
X-47B Cruise Flight Video
Northrop Grumman posted this video of the first “cruise” flight of the US Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft. Continue reading
US Naval Air Warfare Center Evaluates New Missions for AAI Shadow
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has announced that the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, UAS Test Directorate has established and demonstrated a dedicated Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System for test and evaluation purposes. Continue reading
New Mexico State University Psychology Professor Researches Guidelines for UAS Pilots
A New Mexico State University psychology professor is studying unmanned aircraft and the pilots who operate them in order to create guidelines for the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies. Continue reading