The most intense use of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Integration and Evaluation Capability (NIEC) to date has been by the UAS community, both within the FAA and the broader government and industry community.
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Northrop Grumman Tests New Sensors on BAMS
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the start of system tests of a new Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) being developed here for use by the U.S. Navy onboard the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).
AME Fury First Flight on Heavy Fuel
Boeing Hummingbird to Fly Again Soon
Boeing’s A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter could be flying again soon. It has been grounded since September after an aircraft crashed in Belize during a demonstration deployment with U.S. Special Operations Command.
US Navy BAMS to Integrate Air Force SIGINT Sensor into Platform
The Navy programme office in charge of the service’s newest unmanned aerial system is looking to integrate Air Force-centric hardware into that aircraft, as a way to close a critical collection gap in ongoing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
Lockheed Martin Foliage Busting Radar Tests Successful
Lockheed Martin ’s Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF and VHF) synthetic-aperture radar capable of detecting and geo-locating objects that are buried, camouflaged or concealed under foliage.
STUAS Integrator Completes First Operational Assessment
Insitu Inc. announced that the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) Integrator completed its first Operational Assessment (OA-1), a critical milestone in the STUAS program execution.
Fire Scout 18 Hour Endurance Record
Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout achieved a single-day endurance flight record of 18 hours in U.S. Navy anti-piracy operations.