An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) taxies and launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
X-47B Performs First Ever Carrier Touch-and-Go
The Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has begun touch-and-go landing operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) May 17. Continue reading
Smartphone App for Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology – NASA Dryden Video
Flights tests of a smartphone-assisted automatic ground collision avoidance system at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center consistently commanded evasive manoeuvres when it sensed that the unmanned test aircraft was getting too close to mountainous terrain. Continue reading
China’s Lijian “Sharp Sword” UCAV Spotted Taxiing
China’s first jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Lijian or “Sharp Sword,” was recently spotted undergoing taxiing tests in China. Continue reading
Russian Bears to be Protected by UAS
Unmanned aircraft systems are to be tested at a nature reserve on Russia’s Pacific coast this summer to help track wildlife and crack down on poachers, an official from the reserve said . Continue reading
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Conducts Ship-Based UAS Mission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment’s Puma UAS. Continue reading
X-47B Carrier Suitability Testing Spring 2013
Northrop Grumman has just posted this 6-minute video of X-47B testing for suitability for use on aircraft carriers carried out recently. Continue reading
SAAB Skeldar Completes Successful Demonstration Flights
Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through flight campaigns at different sites in US and Sweden demonstrating the system’s performance for both land and sea based operations. A number of successful customer demonstration flights have also been conducted. Continue reading