The US Air Force has issued a pre-solicitation notice to purchase three additional Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 UAS, despite the potential retirement of the existing fleet. Continue reading
US Navy Expands Surveillance Mission for Northrop Grumman BAMS-D
The US Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation-built maritime unmanned demonstrator under a contract awarded September 6. The contract will allow Navy commanders to keep closer tabs on activities in the ocean and coastal regions of the Middle East. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Improves Key Triton Unmanned Aircraft Sensor
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed more than 25 flight tests of the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system’s (UAS) primary maritime surveillance sensor in preparation for its installation on the aircraft. Continue reading
Boeing Little Bird Completes Autonomous Landing Procedures
Lyle Chamberlain a Research Engineer at Near Earth Autonomy, shows how Boeing’s Unmanned Little Bird uses LIDAR to identify the best landing site. Continue reading
Police Service in Ontario to Get Aeryon Scout
The Chatham-Kent Police Services Board in Ontario, Canada (not the UK !) is thinking about getting an eye in the sky. Continue reading
Mass WW2 Fighter Flypast
This video shows the flypast of many aircraft, including several World War Two fighters during the final display at the Classic Fighters 2001 airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand. Continue reading
Boeing’s Phantom Swift X-Plane for DARPA
Boeing just posted this video of its Phantom Swift X-Plane prototype that was designed and built in less than a month. Continue reading
Special Operations Deploys Portable Unmanned Aircraft Bases
US Air Force Special Operations Command has taken its rapid-deploy strategy to a new fleet of aircraft: unmanned Predators. Continue reading