Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) in a ceremony on Friday at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, manufacturing facility.
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UFO Spotted on Flatbed Truck in Washington
A saucer-shaped aircraft on a wide flatbed truck driving around the Capitol Beltway had some people wondering if the government was moving an alien UFO in or near Washington, D.C., last Wednesday night. Continue reading
Venezuela Starts UAS Production
President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday that Venezuela has begun to assemble Kalashnikov assault rifles with assistance from Russia and started producing unmanned surveillance aircraft. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Unveil Advanced BAMS with AESA and ‘Due Regard’ Radar
Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to unveil on Thursday an advanced version of the BAMS, with a considerably reinforced airframe and new sensors and software. Continue reading
Most American Air Force UAS Not Coming Home from Afghanistan
Contrary to some assumptions, the US Air Force remotely piloted aircraft won’t all end up back in the United States as US troops leave Afghanistan, General Norton Schwartz said on June 11 at an Air Force Association breakfast in Arlington, Va. Continue reading
Iraqi Navy UAS Use Hood Imaging Systems
The UAS imaging systems from Hood Technology will be utilized by the Iraqi Navy for monitoring oil platforms beyond the southern coast of the country. Continue reading
RPAS 2012 – Predator Aircraft Series : Military & Civilian Missions
Steve May is currently Manager of International Strategic Development for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in San Diego, California, USA. Continue reading
Orville, the Dead Cat, Flies
A Dutch artist has turned his dead cat Orville, named after the famous aviator Orville Wright, into a helicopter – dubbed the Orvillecopter. Continue reading