Insitu Inc. announced that the Insitu Common Open-mission Management Command and Control (ICOMC2) system flew its Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System during a one-hour, 20-minute flight in eastern Oregon earlier this year. Continue reading
Boeing to Market Elbit’s Hermes Systems in USA
The Boeing Company and Elbit Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Farnborough Airshow to collaborate on the marketing and sales of Elbit Systems’ Hermes 450 and 900 product lines in the United States and select international countries. Continue reading
AAI Gets $358M Shadow Upgrade Contract from US Army
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced that it has received a $358 million award from the U.S. Army’s Program Manager – Unmanned Aircraft Systems for engineering support and system upgrades that will create a fleet of 45 upgraded RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS). Continue reading
US Considering Distinguished Warfare Medal for UAS Pilots
The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to UAS pilots who work on military bases often far removed from the battlefield. Continue reading
BAE to Fly Mantis Concept Demonstrator in UK Airspace
BAE Systems has announced its intention to re-fly the Mantis UAS Concept Demonstrator – this time in UK airspace. This will be the first flight of a UAS of this class in UK airspace. Continue reading
Raytheon Gets $28M US Navy Contract to Convert UAS Control Stations to Linux
Software engineers at the Raytheon Co. Intelligence and Information Systems segment in Garland, Texas, will continue a project to convert application code in the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System (TCS) for unmanned aircraft from the proprietary Solaris operating system to the open-systems Linux operating system under terms of a $27.9 million contract awarded last week. Continue reading
MBDA Unveils Vigilus Weapon System for UAS at Farnborough
MBDA is unveiling an innovative concept weapon system for 2030, the CVS301 VIGILUS, at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow. Continue reading
UAV Factory Penguin B Sets New 54 Hour Endurance Record for Mini-UAS
The UAV Factory team expanded the boundaries of the unmanned aircraft capability by performing a nonstop 54 hour and 27 minute flight of the Penguin B – the longest recorded flight for a mini-class unmanned aircraft.