SDS International (SDS) recently delivered a ROVATTS-based Reaper MQ-9 Mission Training Device (MTD) to the Air National Guard (ANG) Distributed Training Operations Center (DTOC), that incorporates the latest upgrades being delivered to other ANG Reaper MTD users.
Israel Developing Stealth UAS
The Israeli military is developing a large, classified unmanned aircraft system with features consistent with stealthy aircraft designs, according to a knowledgable source. Continue reading
Adacel and Simlat Announce Collaboration
Simlat has announced its collaboration with Adacel, including integration of Simlat’s STAR/C-STAR (UAS Training Systems) products with Adacel’s ATCiB simulator.
Earlier this month, Iran’s news agency provided visual evidence that its government had figured out to make a new UAS that could take off and land vertically.
X-47B UCAS Hoisted On Board USS Harry S Truman- Time Lapse Video
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The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft was hoisted aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Nov. 26, 2012 in preparation for deck handling trials. Continue reading
Four Bidders Left in UK Maritime UAS Deal
Four contractors have been invited to tender for an initially two-year requirement to provide the UK with a maritime unmanned aircraft system capability to be deployed from Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels. Continue reading
X-47B Hoisted On Aircraft Carrier Deck for Testing
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The U.S. Navy’s new bat-winged experimental UAS has been delivered to an aircraft carrier deck to undergo handling tests aboard the ship. Continue reading
Galileo Group Completes NASA UAS Missions to Collect Hyperspectral Environmental Science Data over Florida Keys
Galileo Group, Inc., announced that it has completed UAS flight operations and hyperspectral data collections for a series of missions supporting a NASA sponsored project to map sea grass beds and coral reefs in the Florida keys.