BAE Systems successfully tested its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) prototype during a recent live fire demonstration. As part of a collaborative effort with Moog, these positive results exemplify opportunities for future capability growth within the purpose-built modular framework of the AMPV platform. Continue reading
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MARSS Demonstrates NiDAR in US & Saudi Arabia C-UAS Exercise
The Red Sands Live Fire Exercise 23.2 operation sought to strengthen military relations between the US and Saudi Arabia while showcasing how different technologies could defeat varied attacks. It also served to develop UAS combative procedures while increasing the defensive readiness of the two nations against emerging UAS threats. Continue reading
SkyDome Hosts Successful Tests by LiquidPiston
SkyDome, Oneida County’s cutting-edge indoor Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) test facility, started the New Year with a resounding success by welcoming LiquidPiston for a series of tests of its modified VTOL airframe. Continue reading
Scientific Systems Conducts Live Fully Autonomous Multi-Vehicle Defensive Counter Air Missions
Scientific Systems Company, Inc. successfully flew multiple flight tests of its Collaborative Mission Autonomy (CMA) software running on a live General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demos Autonomy for UCAV Using MQ-20 and Waveform X
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. demonstrated its hardware-agnostic, open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) on a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger as part of a live flight test on Nov. 13, 2023. Continue reading
GA-ASI Uses Autonomy to Close F2T2EA Engagement Chain
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. demonstrated its rapidly maturing open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles on an MQ-20 Avenger as part of a live flight test on November 2, 2023. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes First Lifetime for Full-Scale Fatigues Test on MQ-9B
On Dec. 5, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “first lifetime” of fatigue testing – which is equivalent to 40,000 operating hours – and represents an important step in validating the design of the airframe system. Continue reading
US Army Successfully Demonstrates Launched Effects System
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a successful flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Continue reading