AAI Corp. was awarded a $46,524,041 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure tactical command data link retrofit kits for the Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Hypersonic Unmanned Aircraft Breaks Up Seconds Into Test Flight
An experimental X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft, designed to fly six times the speed of sound, broke apart over the Pacific Ocean seconds into a military test flight after a control fin malfunctioned during a test shot off the California coast the U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sinclair Selects UTC UAS for Training First Responders
UTC Aerospace Systems will provide Sinclair Community College with a small unmanned aircraft system for use in the college’s training programme for first responders. Continue reading
Aerostats to Monitor Mexican Border
TCOM Aerostat
The U.S. military is joining with border-patrol officials in a new initiative that could bring dozens of surveillance aerostats from the battlefields of Afghanistan to America’s border with Mexico. Continue reading
Aeryon Scout Selected for sUAS Storm Response Study
New Mexico State University (NMSU), coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), will use the Aeryon Scout system in a series of operational trials to determine the best concept of operations for small UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) to quickly assess storm damage to utility distribution systems. Continue reading
IAI Eitan/Heron TP Flies Again
The Israel Air Force’s most advanced unmanned aircraft, the Heron TP, known as the Eitan, is back in the air after being grounded for over seven months. Continue reading
ACP Composites New 3 Ply Sandwich Panels for UAS
ACP Composites, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality, lightweight composite panels, has just announced the introduction of their new 3 Ply Sandwich Panels. These new 3 layer Sandwich Panels offer increased strength properties without losing the light weight features that sandwich panels offer. Continue reading
CAA UK Publishes 5th Edition of CAP722
On Friday 10 August 2012, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the United Kingdom produced the fifth edition of CAP722, their guidance document relative to RPAS operations in UK airspace. Continue reading