General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA has successfully completed 106 full-stop Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) landings, a first for the multi-mission aircraft.
Category Archives: Take-Off & Landing
MQ-9 Reaper Operations – Video
This 15-minute video shows an MQ-9 Reaper taking off and landing at Wheeler Sack Army Airfield (WSAAF) at Fort Drum, New York on 05 April 2012. Continue reading
MIT Develops Hand Gesture Recognition System for UAS on Carrier Decks
Aircraft-carrier crews use a set of standard hand gestures to guide planes on the carrier deck. But as unmanned aircraft are increasingly used for routine air missions, researchers at MIT are working on a system that would enable them to follow the same types of gestures. Continue reading
ARINC Gets $9.5M Navy Contract for Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems
ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, has received a $9.5 million contract for technical and engineering services in support of the US Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS) and Navy Unmanned Combat Aerial Systems (N-UCAS) programmes. Continue reading
RUAG’s Laser-Based Automatic UAS Landing System
Swiss company RUAG has developed OPATS (Object Position and Tracking Sensor) – a laser-based automatic landing system for UAS that represents a cost-efficient alternative to radar-based landing systems. Continue reading
Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences 2012
Israel Aerospace Industries will present new solutions for landing and take off of Unmanned Aircraft System, implemented in the Panther, at the 52nd Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft Landing Mat from Faun Trackway
Faun Trackway USA has announced the development of a new Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM) technology specifically designed for unmanned aircraft use. Continue reading