A significant milestone for remotely piloted aircraft was ushered in July 10, with the first student sortie in an innovative T-6 Texan II simulator. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Extends Use of K-MAX in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps officials have extended the deployment of the K-MAX Cargo. The Marine Corps supplies forward operating bases with K-MAX, rather than with a ground convoy or manned aircraft, to reduce the threat posed to personnel by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Continue reading
IAI Announces Upgraded Heron NG
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is offering an upgraded version of its best-selling unmanned air system (UAS), with the Heron NG to carry an enhanced multi-sensor payload. Continue reading
Tech Source New Low Power H264 Compression Card
Tech Source, Inc. has unveiled the low power Condor VC 100x H.264 video capture and compression card, designed to ease the video compression challenges in unmanned aircraft and in other surveillance, image detection and video recording applications. Continue reading
$400M EUROSUR Project Will Deploy UAS to Survey Mediterranean
As part of a €330 million (£261 million) proposal to improve border security, the European Commission is considering a deployment of UAS above the Mediterranean Sea to keep an eye on illegal immigrants. Continue reading
Ultra Electronics Gets $2M US Military Fuel Cell Order
Ultra Electronics, AMI (AMI) recently delivered 45 of its ROAMIO D245XR fuel cells for use by the U.S. military in unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
X-47B First Flight At Patuxent River – Video
The US Navy made history July 30 after it conducted the Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s initial flight of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D). Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Sea Ghost Jet UCLASS UAS – Update
Lockheed Martin released the first official teaser image of its Sea Ghost jet-powered UAS. Along with previously disclosed designs from rivals Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics, the Sea Ghost will go head-to-head for a Navy contract to put fast, stealthy, missile- and bomb-armed UAS on the decks of aircraft carriers by 2018. Continue reading