General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., is being awarded a $296,956,705 cost plus fixed price, firm fixed price and time and materials contract for contractor logistics support which includes programme management, urgent repairs and services, configuration management, technical manual and software maintenance. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Interoperability of Predator-Class ISR Aircraft Systems at NATO Trials
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. just announced its successful participation in NATO’s Unified Vision (UV12) Trial at Orland Main Air Station in Brekstad, Norway, June 18-29. Continue reading
U.S. Navy and Marines Begin RQ-21 Developmental Flight Testing
A little more than two years into it’s engineering, manufacturing and development phase, the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) entered developmental test at China Lake, California beginning with a 66-minute flight on Monday. Continue reading
Life-Saving UAS Tested at Burning Man
A humanitarian group called Ideate recently tested UAS’ viability as a real-world delivery vehicle in one of the harshest, most brutal environments imaginable — Burning Man. Continue reading
Aerie Video of Its Unusual IAV Configuration
AERIE just posted its first video showing prototypes of its IAV in development, as well as some flying and hovering footage released for the first time. Continue reading
Operator Error and Mechanical Failure Caused MQ-1 Predator Mishap Over Afghanistan
The reaction of the Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) mishap pilot to a dual alternator failure began a chain of events that led to the crash of an MQ-1B Predator Feb. 14, 2012, in Afghanistan, according to an Air Combat Command Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report just released. Continue reading
QinetiQ Small Multi-Spectral Imager First Flight
QinetiQ North America (QNA) recently announced the successful demonstration of its Small Multi-Spectral Imager (sMSI) during its first flight test in Imperial County, California. Continue reading
Belarus Bypasses EU Sanctions to Buy German Engines for UAS
German company 3W Modellmotoren, which produces the motors for small airplanes, stated that dealers resold some of its technologies to Belarus for the use in unmanned aircraft. Continue reading