Northrop Grumman has delayed plans to fly a test version of Germany’s Euro Hawk to the EADS Manching site, near Munich, attributing its decision to issues over agreeing a flight plan with the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Deck Operations Course of Action Planner for Unmanned Systems
Office of Naval Research-funded researchers examine new approaches for aircraft operations aboard carriers Deck operations Course of Action Planner software tool will ease interaction with autonomous systems.
Video of Euro Hawk First Flight
Northrop Grumman has just posted this video of the successful first flight on June 29, 2010 from Palmdale, California, to Edwards Air Force Base of Euro Hawk – the first international RQ-4 Global Hawk configuration.
MIT Develops iPhone UAS Controller
Missy Cummings, the director of MIT’s Humans and Automation Lab, has developed software to fly remote-controlled miniature aircraft with an iPhone. The project has funding from Boeing.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s UAS Initiative Gets FAA Authorization to Fly in National Airspace
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Initiative at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certification Authorization to fly RS-16 unmanned aircraft into National Air Space.
Denel Seeker 400 Prototype Complete
The prototype of South Africa’s latest Unmanned Aircraft the Denel Dynamics Seeker 400, has been completed and is due to make its maiden flight in the first quarter of next year.
Pentagon Report Highlights Flaws in Fire Scout
Operators of the Navy’s experimental unmanned helicopter were unable to complete a single practice mission at Webster Field in St. Inigoes this year before deploying with the system to Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report released last month. Continue reading
EURO HAWK to Fly from California to Germany on July 19
Northrop Grumman and Cassidian have announced that the first EURO HAWK will land in Germany on July 19, 2011. The aircraft, which will take off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is expected to touch down at the Manching Air Base at approximately 10:00 Central European Summer Time.