Innocon’s MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight tests at extreme weather conditions. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Second Predator C Avenger Completes Successful First Flight
Predator C Avenger – Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the successful flight of a second multi-mission jet-powered Predator C Avenger aircraft.
US Navy Reservists to Operate Fire Scout
Fire Scout Over Frigate McInerney – Photo:MC2 Alan Gragg, US Navy
Reservists are at the controls of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the aircraft’s deployment to Western Africa. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin X-56A Tests Wing Design for HALE UAS
A new US Air Force X-plane designated X-56A will explore active control technology for potential use in future high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) reconnaissance aircraft. Continue reading
Swarming Synchronised Nano Quadrocopters
Recent experiments performed with a team of nano quadrocoptors developed by the University of Pennsylvania GRASP Lab and KMel Robotics have produced these impressive results. Continue reading
Northwest to Manufacture UAVForge Winner
Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems announced that it has been awarded a contract under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) UAVForge programme to manufacture 15 units of the winning design. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Sets Up Predator B Maritime Operations
The US Customs and Border Protection agency just posted this video showing its new Unmanned Aircraft Systems specifically designed to patrol over open water. Continue reading
US Navy BAMS UAS Programme First Radar Flight
Northrop Grumman surrogate Gulfstream aircraft at a California test site- Photo: Northrop Grumman
Marking significant advancement in its maritime surveillance programme, the U.S. Navy recently began test flights on a radar system destined for an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading