Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a successful exchange of radar data during a flight test involving the U.S. Air Force’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) and the RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aircraft system. The demonstration was conducted Feb. 25. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
X-47B Touch And Go
NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command just released this “touch-and-go” video of the X-47B. Continue reading
New Mexico State University UAS Team Performs Successful Proof of Concept Flights for Power Grid Damage Assessment
New Mexico State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems team successfully performed proof of concept flights for the Electric Power Research Institute’s Airborne Damage Assessment Model in Eufala, Ala., earlier this month. Continue reading
BAE System’s Intelligent Recovery System Wins Award
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BAE Systems Australia’s ground-breaking technology that enables Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to land themselves has been awarded the inaugural National Defence Industry Innovation Award at the Australian International Airshow. Continue reading
Urban Aeronautics Announces High-Speed AirMule
Parallel to the continued work on its AirMule ducted fan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, Israeli company Urban Aeronautics is also evaluating a high-speed version that will be used for tactical resupply missions. Continue reading
Tekever Light Ray UAS Conducts Successful Trials in Colombia
TEKEVER has conducted a week of intensive trials of the AR4 Light Ray UAS for the Colombian Armed Forces, to demonstrate the system’s powerful capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions, under the extreme altitude and weather conditions of Colombia. Continue reading
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