General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully conducted the first flight of its export-ready Predator XP surveillance unmanned aircraft system.
Global Hawk Supports Nato JISR Trial
Northrop Grumman’s Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) has participated in a Nato exercise aimed at demonstrating and evaluating the alliance’s ability to coordinate and deploy critical joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (JISR) systems.
UAS Survey Wildlife in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Scientists say unmanned aircraft systems can be used to study wildlife in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands without harming the region’s fragile ecosystem. Continue reading
Australia Extends Heron Missions in Afghanistan
The Royal Australian Air Force’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft mission in Afghanistan has been extended to the end of 2014 following a request from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
AeroVironment Swings to Profit
Boosted by an increase in sales, Monrovia-based drone maker AeroVironment Inc. exceeded analyst estimates and reported $8.1 million in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, a turnaround from the same period a year earlier. Continue reading
Electrical Malfunction Caused Global Hawk Crash
In addition to providing new details about the doomed flight, the records show that Navy investigators concluded that a mechanical failure caused the aircraft to spiral out of control. Continue reading
Near Miss with NYPD Helicopter
Two UAS nearly took out an NYPD chopper over the George Washington Bridge on Monday, and cops arrested the wayward crafts’ operators, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The Aviation Unit helicopter was on patrol at around 12:15 a.m. when it had to swerve to avoid the small unmanned aircrafts, the sources said.
Moscow Workshop on UAS
The 2nd International Workshop on Experimental Unmanned and Electric Flights ERBA-2104 was held on July 1-4 at the MIPT AeroSpace Campus located in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region. It was attended by prominent scientists from countries all over the world including Germany, Japan, Australia and others. Continue reading