Boeing‘s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft system completed its second flight Feb. 25, demonstrating capabilities that will allow it to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions for up to four days without refuelling. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Engineers Present Unmanned Aircraft Sense-And-Avoid Flight Test Results at Avionics Europe Forum
It is not easier to certify avionics on unmanned aircraft systems than on manned aircraft, affirms Dr. Emanuel Braemer, Head of Technology, Aerosystems Division, ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH in Germany. Continue reading
Long-Endurance UAS Suffer from Lack of Customer Support
AeroVironment‘s Global Observer was being developed as a JCTD, funded by no fewer than six U.S. government agencies, and was to fly with the Air Force’s Joint Aerial Layer Network (JALN) payload, designed to allow multiple tactical communications systems to talk to one another and connect to distant command centers. AeroVironment says it is still talking to its customers.
Thales I-Master Radar System Tests Successful on Schiebel Camcopter
The Thales I-Master radar system has successfully completed flight trials on-board a Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System). Continue reading
JLENS Demonstrates Tactical Ballistic Missile Defence Capability
During a series of recent tests, a Raytheon Company JLENS demonstrated tactical ballistic missile defense (TBMD) capability when it detected and tracked a total of four ballistic-missile surrogates during their ascent (boost) phase. Continue reading
EPS Flat-Vee UAS Engine Succeeds Propeller Vibration Tests
Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS), Inc., of New Richmond, Wisconsin, has validated its innovative 4.4-liter, “Flat-Vee” Vision 350 weight-competitive aero-diesel engine design for General Aviation (GA) and military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) markets, following extensive testing at Hartzell Propeller headquarters in Piqua, Ohio. Continue reading
Air Launched Hypersonic Airship
Mountain Lake Labs just posted this video depicting two Canberra jets in early stage proof-of-concept flight test with small scale airships prior to more useful ones for missile defence. Continue reading
Insitu Integrator RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System Completes First Ship-Based Flight
The US Navy’s RQ-21A Insitu Integrator Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) completed its first flight at sea Feb. 10 from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Continue reading