The Combat Aviation Brigade’s 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment became the first US Army aviation unit to perform a manned-unmanned teaming tactical exercise using its own Shadow (version 2) drones during an exercise dubbed “Operation Heavy Shadow” that was performed April 21-23 in the desert of Fort Bliss.
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
China Tests Domestic Engine in CH-3 UAV
China has recently run its first successful test flight of its CH-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a locally made aircraft engine, reports the PLA Daily, the official newspaper of China’s armed forces.
NASA’s Ten-Engine Electric Plane Prototype Test Flight
A team at NASA’s Langley Research Center is developing a concept of a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and can take off like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. The prototype, called Greased Lightning or GL-10, is currently in the design and testing phase. Continue reading
Unmanned K-MAX Helicopter Conducts First Collaborative Casualty Evacuation
Dangerous frontline operations call for a safe and efficient method to locate and evacuate wounded personnel. To address this critical need and help save lives, Lockheed Martin, Kaman Aerospace, and Neya Systems demonstrated the first ever collaborative unmanned air and ground casualty evacuation using the unmanned aerial system (UAS) Control Segment (UCS) Architecture and K-MAX® cargo helicopter on March 26. Continue reading
New UAS Targets 100+ Hour Endurance Flight
The Gooney Bird long-range drone has been unveiled. The 13-foot-span vehicle was created to set new range and endurance records for sub-55-pound model aircraft and UAVs. The craft is currently under preparations for a summer 2015 record-breaking 100+ hour endurance flight of more than 5,000 nautical miles.
US Marines Testing Piggyback Hunter Drones
The US Marine Future Warfighting Laboratory recently tested a new robot team that works together to look for objects, provide situational awareness, and hunt for “bad actors” on the battlefield. Continue reading
UAV Vision Gimbals Integrate Yamaha RMAX
The CM100 and CM160 from UAV Vision have been successfully integrated on to a Yamaha RMAX during recent flights. With participation by Mike Johnson from Yamaha Motor Australia, an RMAX was taken to UAV Vision’s Research and Development Facility based in Port Macquarie, NSW.
Triton Conducts First Flight with Search Radar
The US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS equipped with a new search radar completed its inaugural flight April 18 over Patuxent River air space. Continue reading