Auriga Microwave announced that it has been awarded Phase II.5 for its Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) N07-007 Solid-state High-efficiency Transmit Module.
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Robert H. Widmer, Stealth Technology Pioneer, Dies at 95
The day the legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager shattered the sound barrier in 1947, Robert H. Widmer marched into his boss’s office at the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in Fort Worth to say he wanted to design the world’s first supersonic bomber. He was told to stick to the contracts the company was already fulfilling.
GRASP Labs Tower-Building Quadrotor Team
After showing off their ‘bloopers’ we thought that it was only fair to give space to another of the GRASP Labs successes – a team effort by both man & machines. All is explained in the commentary.
‘A Concept for UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’ – EUROCAE Report Now Published
The EUROCAE Report on ‘UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’, which was issued in March 2011, is now available for purchase directly from the organisation.
Solar Impulse Back in Switzerland After 12 Hour Solar Energy Flight
Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed back home in Switzerland at the weekend following a flight powered exclusively by solar energy. The flight marked the end of the European solar flights campaign that took Solar Impulse’ team to Brussels and to the Paris Air Show.
UAE Wanted Armed Predators in 2004 – WikiLeaks
The UAE was seeking armed Predators from the US in 2004, secret US diplomatic cables revealed. Although UAE officials claimed they needed them “to control [the UAE`s] long land and maritime borders”, it is not altogether clear from the cables and can only be speculated why the Emirati authorities needed armed unmanned aircraft and who the real target for such long-range weapons systems might be.
Shadow Flies with GE Flight Management System Designed for Manned Aircraft
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, and GE Aviation announced that the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System has completed a flight demonstration using the GE Flight Management System (FMS), a four-dimensional trajectory FMS certified for use in manned commercial aircraft.
MQ-9 Damaged On Landing in New Mexico
Officials with the 49th Wing said last Thursday that a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper sustained damage during landing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, at approximately 1 p.m.