European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. said that equipment developed for five Euro Hawks can find other uses after the German government said it would abort the 508 million-euro ($661 million) project. Continue reading
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Conducts Ship-Based UAS Mission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment’s Puma UAS. Continue reading
Raytheon Delivers Jamming Payloads for Gray Eagle
Raytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. Continue reading
X-47B Carrier Suitability Testing Spring 2013
Northrop Grumman has just posted this 6-minute video of X-47B testing for suitability for use on aircraft carriers carried out recently. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $555M US Air Force Global Hawk Modernisation Conract
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $555.6 million contract to Northrop Grumman to modernize its fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
First Catapult Launch of an Unmanned Aircraft from an Aircraft Carrier
The Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS-D demonstrator should make the first catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier – or, wait… a “modern” aircraft carrier. Continue reading
SAAB Skeldar Completes Successful Demonstration Flights
Saab has verified a number of key capabilities of its Skeldar V-200 vertical lift UAS through flight campaigns at different sites in US and Sweden demonstrating the system’s performance for both land and sea based operations. A number of successful customer demonstration flights have also been conducted. Continue reading
Google Ventures Bets $10.7M on UAS App Ecosystem Developer
Google Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz Wednesday announced a $10.7 million investment in Airware, a company that is creating a common platform for UAS that will allow developers to create industry-specific applications for unmanned aircraft without worrying about the specific underlying hardware. The company is run by Jonathan Downey, 29, who wants to be the Bill Gates of the commercial UAS industry. Continue reading