Lockheed Martin won a $1.1 million contract Friday for development and ground demonstration of the integrated power system and payload into a SURGE-V hybrid UAV aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
DARPA UAVFORGE Competition Hits Milestone 2
The DARPA uavforge competition is approaching the deadline for Milestone 2, with voting for the ‘Proof of Flight’ videos due to end on January 22 nd. Continue reading
Fulmar Flies for Frontex
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the Fulmar for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member states. Continue reading
Aurora Wins Design and Fabrication Contract for the Boeing SolarEagle
Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract by Boeing Defense, Space & Security to design and fabricate structural components for the revolutionary Boeing SolarEagle unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
General Atomics Introduces New Trailing Arm Design on Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Landing Gear
Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the availability of a new trailing arm design for the existing main landing gear on its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAS.
Ugandan Air Force Personnel Get Raven Training
Eight members of the Uganda Air Force received training on the Raven in December. Continue reading
A160 Hummingbird Fitted with 1.8 Giga Pixel Camera
The A160 Hummingbird systems that are being deployed to Afghanistan in May 2012 will take advantage of the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance-Imaging System. Continue reading
Dayton Firms Team to Develop UAS for Disaster Relief
UA Vision LLC, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, is teaming with other companies in Dayton to showcase its UAS, equipped with cameras and radio-frequency identification tags, for potential government and commercial customers around the country. Continue reading