The U.S. Army is participating in a U.S. Navy analysis of alternatives (AOA) to determine whether both services’ requirements for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft can be met by a joint programme.
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RQ-7B Shadow First Test Flight at NAWC Aircraft Division’s UAS Test Directorate
The RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System conducted its first-ever test flight under the direction of NAWC Aircraft Division’s UAS Test Directorate at Webster Field, Md., June 21. Continue reading
Highly Durable, Wide Angle Broadband Anti-Reflective (BBAR) Coatings for Gimbal Windows
Deposition Sciences, Inc., manufacturer of durable thin film optical coatings, announces the design of a wide-angle broadband anti-reflection (BBAR) coating for gimbal windows and detector assemblies.
EADS Astrium Antenna Radio Frequency Measurement Tool Features AVS Openviz Software
EADS Astrium has deployed a software system for measuring antenna radio frequencies that utilises OpenViz data visualization software from Advanced Visual Systems.
US Army About to Issue RFI for New Unmanned Helicopter
The US Army expects to issue a “request for information” imminently for a vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, Army officials said recently. Continue reading
Raytheon Delivers First Seavue Expanded Mission Capability Radars to U.S. Customs & Border Protection for Guardian
Raytheon Company has delivered the first of three SeaVue expanded mission capability radars to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the record time of just six months.
US Air Force Announces MQ-1/9 Ground Station Basing Criteria
Air Force officials have released the criteria for basing of the regular Air Force MQ-1/9 remote split operations ground control stations.
Skycar Gets FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certificate – Thunderbirds Are Go !
The world imagined in a 1960 Science-Fiction TV Series took a step closer to reality with the announcment by Moller International, Inc., the developer of the Rotapower line of rotary engines and the Aerobot line of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, that the Federal Aviation Administration has accepted its application for Experimental Airworthiness Certification of the M400 Skycar.