Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems is being awarded a $33,270,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the development, production, integration, and testing of nine radar systems on the MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Take-off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Dassault Flight Demonstration of nEUROn UCAV
On Wednesday December 19, Dassault Aviation organized a flight demonstration of the nEUROn at Istres for the French and foreign authorities involved in the programme. Continue reading
World Surveillance Group Demonstrates Blimp in a Box Aerostat for DOD
World Surveillance Group Inc. has announced that it has completed a demonstration of the Blimp in a Box (“BiB”) aerostat system for members of the Department of Defense and a defense partner. The demonstration was conducted in Florida and illustrated the BiB’s capabilities for mission critical applications. Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 – Successful Integration with Riegl’s New VQ‑820‑GU Hydrographic Airborne Scanner
Schiebel and Riegl Laser Measurement Systems GmbH have announced the successful integration of the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) together with the Riegl VQ-820-GU Hydrographic Airborne Sensor. Continue reading
DARPA’S Pack Horse Robot Follows its Master
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For the past two weeks, in the woods of central Virginia around Fort Pickett, the Legged Squad Support System (LS3) four-legged robot has been showing off its capabilities during field-testing. Continue reading
Miniature Radar Altimeter Supports Sea-skimming UAV Test
Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke) supplied its Miniature Radar Altimeter (MRA) in a successful flight test of a sea-skimming UAV designed to mimic the threat of an incoming missile. Continue reading
Refuelling System for mUAS
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Development of the AuVeTech Flying-Dock, an innovative system that renders feasible a massively increased range for autonomous aircraft via air-to-air refuelling, thus greatly expanding the operational envelope and functionality of mUAS, is well under way. Continue reading
X-47B UCAS Performs First Taxi on Moving Aircraft Carrier – Video
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Northrop Grumman just released this video of the first taxi manoeuvres performed by the X-47B UCAS on board a moving aircraft carrier. Continue reading