Representatives from the Lawton Chamber of Commerce and Industry joined government officials to venture far west of Lawton to see the first public demonstration of the Sandstorm unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
German and Israeli UAS Network to Form an Integrated Reconnaissance and Strike Asset
A combined, unmanned reconnaissance and attack system developed under a collaborative programme between Germany and Israel has recently passed an important milestone, demonstrating the integration of two unmanned aircraft systems – the Rheinmetall Defense KZO aerial reconnaissance drone and IAI’s loitering weapon – the Harop.
Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-MAX Completes US Navy Unmanned Cargo Assessment
The Lockheed Martin-led unmanned K-MAX team successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) for the U.S. Navy’s Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) programme. Continue reading
Textron’s T-Ram – Tactical Remote Aerial Munition
[Warning - the music is dreadful]
This video of Textron’s T-Ram – Tactical Remote Aerial Munition just appeared on YouTube. Continue reading
DARPA Video of Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) Last Flight
DARPA has released this first – and perhaps only – video footage of the ill-fated second test-flight of DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2). Continue reading
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Tests Draganflyer to Replace Helicopters
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is testing a Draganflyer to hover over crash sites and crime scenes to take photos or beam video back to officers on the ground. The remote-controlled unmanned aircraft should help crash analysts get better, faster images to reconstruct what happened.
US Army Tests Manned-Unmanned Aircraft System Integration
The US Army will mount the largest yet demonstration of manned and unmanned aircraft systems interoperability. The manned unmanned systems integration concept (Music) exercise will take place September 15 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
Denel Completes Assembly of Seeker 400 Prototype
Seeker 400 with Two Mokopa Anti-Tank Missiles
South Africa’s Denel Dynamics plans to conduct the first flight of its prototype Seeker 400 in the first quarter of 2012, having announced the completion of manufacturing activities.