Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight for the Global Hawk Ground Station Modernization Program (GSMP) at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. earlier this month. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport Carries 110 lbs Payload
In December, the Bell Autonomous Pod Transport flew with 110 lbs. of payload over an 8-mile route at Bell’s testing site near Fort Worth, Texas. To date, the APT flight test program has completed over 300 flights. Continue reading
Flylogix UAS BVLOS Flight Over North Sea with uAvionix ping200X
The aerial economy supporting industries like agricultural and gas/oil line inspections relies heavily on large aircraft, which demand enormous amounts of fuel to safely transport people to and from jobs. Flylogix sees a cleaner and more efficient future with UAS performing some of these tasks. Continue reading
Boeing Loyal Wingman Conducts First High-Speed Taxi Test
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have completed the first high-speed taxi test of the Loyal Wingman in preparation for first flight. Continue reading
DARPA Gremlins Project Completes Third Flight Test Deployment
Credit: DARPA
Attempts at airborne retrieval of three unmanned air vehicles, nicknamed Gremlins, were just inches from success in DARPA’s latest flight test series that started on October 28. Each X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) flew for more than two hours, successfully validating all autonomous formation flying positions and safety features. Continue reading
Boeing’s MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refuelling Store
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refuelling store (ARS), a significant milestone informing development of the unmanned aerial refueller. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Static Testing on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Wing Structure
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.recently completed Full Scale Static (FSS) testing on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft wing after three months of extensive testing. MQ-9B includes SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian RPA produced by GA-ASI. Continue reading
Canadian Authorities Test SkyTrack
Canadian authorities recently conducted performance testing on the soon to be released SkyTrack system from OpenWorks. This follows the integration testing that was completed in Germany by ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, earlier this year. Continue reading