AeroVironment, Inc. announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Sweden-based CybAero AB to develop and distribute a Tier II vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system in response to unmet requirements from multiple customers. Continue reading
Insight Into Reaper Crashes in the Seychelles
The U.S. Air Force suspended Reaper operations in the Seychelles after two crashes in the past year.
K-MAX Landing and Take Off in Afghanistan
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A Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (CRUAS) with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) lands and takes off on Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 1, 2012. Continue reading
NASA / GA-ASI Agreement Expands Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), have partnered in a collaborative agreement to allow for the development and flight testing of new command and control satellite link capabilities on a Predator B unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Microdrones Gets Czech Flight Approval
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Czech Republic approved the Microdrones aerial platforms on 29th of November 2012. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $15M US Navy Fire Scout Operations Contract
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems is being awarded a $15,010,161 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for operations and maintenance services in support of the MQ-8B Fire Scout. Continue reading
X-47B UCAS Makes First Catapult Launch
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The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator successfully completed its inaugural land-based catapult launch at Patuxent River on November 29, marking the start of a new era for naval aviation. Continue reading
Fire Scout Problems Delay Full Fielding
Although already deployed on operations to meet urgent needs, the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned surveillance helicopter has reliability and sustainability problems that have delayed its regular fielding. Continue reading