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– Zepher Flight Labs (ZFL), a Heven company, announced that its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Z1 successfully demonstrated a vertical takeoff at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), followed by a continuous 11,000-foot climb to a density altitude (DA) of 12,000 feet during the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission phase. Continue reading
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven announced a $100 million contract ceiling extension for Project ULTRA that will allow expansion of UAS operations at GrandSKY. The ULTRA team, led by Grand Forks County, includes the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, which supports the development of uncrewed flight capabilities for the Department of Defense. Continue reading
During the last few weeks of June, dozens of aircraft gathered on the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska as part of Red Flag — a premier, multinational exercise the base hosts each year. The event offers a venue for the U.S. and its allies to demonstrate advanced, tactical air combat and prepare military units for wartime operations. Continue reading
The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Design started before the war, as a replacement for the Bf 110. The first examples were ready in 1939, but they proved to have unacceptably poor flight characteristics due to serious wing planform and fuselage design flaws. Continue reading
– Silvus Technologies, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced wireless networking solutions, has announced the launch of the StreamCaster 4400 XTREME (SC4400X) MANET radio. Delivering high-fidelity video, voice, and IP data communications in an ultra-ruggedized form factor, the SC4400X is purpose-built for maritime, littoral, and other highly corrosive environments where durability and maximum MANET radio performance are mission-critical. Continue reading
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command representatives, today announced the selection of ten finalists to advance in the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) challenge. Continue reading
Denmark and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) have announced the procurement of four MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. The purchase includes three Certified Ground Control Stations. Continue reading
On a scorching summer afternoon on a windswept airport tarmac in Eastern Oregon, an unusual aircraft became the center of bustling activity. Its shape was distinctive: squat and bulbous, almost egg-like, yet balanced by gracefully extended wings. It sat quietly amid a hive of ground crew members who hurried around it. Continue reading