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This 15-minute documentary describes the conception and making of the legendary wooden-frame WWII British fighter/bomber. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Marks Construction of US Navy’s First Operational Triton
A Northrop Grumman Vice President and a representative of the US Navy signed the fuselage of a new aircraft on Tuesday to kick off production at Northrop’s Unmanned Systems plant. Continue reading
US Air Force & Raytheon Trial Ground Based Sense and Avoid
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon have conducted concept evaluation demonstrations that show existing air traffic control equipment could be modified to safely track the presence of nearby unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
US Navy to Launch UCLASS Competition in 2013 – Update
After a two-year delay, the US Navy expects to issue a Request For Proposals in 2013 for its Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS). The goal is to have the aircraft in the fleet by 2020, said Patrick Buckley at a Nov. 9 conference on unmanned aircraft systems in Springfield, Va. Continue reading
MIT Study Shows Distractions Improve UAS Operators’ Performance
On the surface, operating a military UAS looks a lot like playing a video game: Operators sit at workstations, manipulating joysticks to remotely adjust a drone’s pitch and elevation, while grainy images from the vehicle’s camera project onto a computer screen. Continue reading
Wing Loong on Display at China Air Show
This week, as the Chinese Party Congress officially begins the country’s once-in-a-decade power transition, an annual airshow is underway in the city of Zuhai, near Hong Kong. Continue reading
Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems Demonstrates Precision Guided Mortar Technology
Marking a key milestone in military technology, experts at the Oklahoma Training Center for Unmanned Systems (OTC-US) facilitated a successful demonstration of newly designed precision-guided mortar rounds, dropped from one of the centre’s small unmanned aircraft onto a target almost 1.5 miles below. Continue reading
BAE Systems Converted 300th F-4 Phantom into Target Drone for US Air Force
BAE Systems has successfully converted its 300th F-4 Phantom fighter jet into an unmanned flying drone for the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading