NASA Dryden has a heritage of developmental and operational experience with unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Solar Electric Hybrid Airship
40% Scale Demonstrator
Global Near Space Services (GNSS) of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bye Aerospace of Denver, Colo., jointly announced continued progress in the development of a unique solar-electric-powered airship named StarLight.
Taiwan University Flies Turbojet UAS
Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University in Tainan successfully flew an unmanned aircraft powered by a turbojet engine last week. Continue reading
X-56A Tests Active Flutter Suppression
This is a more recent picture of the X-56A – the latest ‘X’ plane unveiled by the United States Air Force and NASA. Continue reading
Cassidian Plans More Barracuda Flight Tests in 2012
Cassidian has confirmed plans to launch a new flight-test campaign with its Barracuda unmanned combat aircraft technology demonstrator later this year. Continue reading
RUAG’s Laser-Based Automatic UAS Landing System
Swiss company RUAG has developed OPATS (Object Position and Tracking Sensor) – a laser-based automatic landing system for UAS that represents a cost-efficient alternative to radar-based landing systems. Continue reading
Boeing Develops Off-Grid Refuelling for UAS
ITM Power has signed an Equipment Development and Lease Agreement with Boeing Research & Technology Europe S.L.U. for the development, assembly and field trials of a 1 Nm3/hour (2.1 kg/day) PEM electrolyser. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Continues Flight Tests of Multifunction Active Sensor Radar for BAMS
Northrop Grumman's G-II Test Bed Aircraft with Multi-Function Active Sensor 360 Degree Rotating Radar Mounted in the Belly Fairing
Northrop Grumman Corporation continues flight tests of the first developmental multifunction active sensor (MFAS) radar destined for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).