The U.S. Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) flew for the first time from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on August 7. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Cassidian Plans More Barracuda Test Flights
Cassidian is in discussions with the German Ministry of Defence concerning additional flight demonstrations under a programme to develop technology for future unmanned, surveillance and strike aircraft. Continue reading
Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body First-Ever Flight
The Boeing X-48C Blended Wing Body unmanned research aircraft took to the skies on its first-ever flight at 7:56 a.m. Pacific Time on August 7 from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates Unmanned Helicopter Little Bird Ship-Based Capability
The Boeing Unmanned Little Bird H-6U helicopter successfully performed 14 autonomous take-offs and landings from a ship during flight tests last month. Continue reading
First Flight of Insitu RQ-21A STUAS
Insitu Inc. has announced the first flight of the US Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) RQ-21A UAS. The 1-hour test flight of the UAS commenced at 1538 PDT on July 28 at an Insitu facility in eastern Oregon. Continue reading
UAS Test Flight Over Peru Ruins Could Revolutionize Archaeological Mapping
The SUAVe — for Semi-autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle — system developed by Vanderbilt and Aurora Flight Services should dramatically reduce the time it takes to map archaeological sites. Continue reading
X-47B First Flight At Patuxent River – Video
The US Navy made history July 30 after it conducted the Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s initial flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). Continue reading
Falco EVO Completes 40-Minute Maiden Flight
SELEX Galileo has successfully performed the maiden flight of its latest member of the market leader Falco Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) family, dubbed FALCO EVO. Continue reading