A malfunction during the Navy’s high-profile test flight of its X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System showed that the aircraft can operate in adverse conditions, service officials said. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
First Arrested Landing of a Tailless Unmanned Aircraft Aboard an Aircraft Carrier
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have completed the first arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carrier demonstration aircraft on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Continue reading
URS Tech Services Gets $14M UAS Systems Operations Center Suppor Contract Extensiont
URS Technical Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland, has been awarded a $14,219,315 fixed-price-plus award fee contract modification (P00043) to contract (FA4890-10-C-0007) to continue to provide programme support for Air Combat Command’s Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Center support, currently, but not limited to the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper that provide warfighter long endurance, real-time reconnaissance and surveillance, and precision attack against fixed and time critical targets. Continue reading
X-47B UCAS – Aviation History Under Way
Northrop Grumman just released this dramatic promotion clip of the historic first catapult launch of a U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft system from a carrier, May 2013. Includes touch-and-go sequences. Continue reading
Israeli Air Force now Flying More Unmanned than Manned Sorties
The Israel Air Force, battling manpower shortages and budget restraints, has been building a fleet based on unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
India Seeking JVs for Domestic UAS Production for $2BN Market
The Indian market for UAS is estimated at $2 billion and the answer to the demand will be filled by local production. Continue reading
Georgian President says UAS Bought from Israel were Compromised
Georgian President Saakashvili said on July 5 that unmanned surveillance aircraft, which his government bought from Israel before the war with Russia, were compromised as sensitive data became available to “adversary”. Continue reading
NBC Today Show Visits Holloman Air Force Base UAS Training Unit
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Janet Shamlian, a national correspondent for NBC News “Today” show, visited Holloman Air Force Base last week for a live remote from the base, which was used as an introduction for a video segment Shamlian and her crew gathered June 24 during a media day visit. Continue reading