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.
Raytheon’s Purpose-Built UAS Bomb Ready For Live Tests
Raytheon’s new small tactical munition (STM), which the U.S. group claims is the first purpose-built weapon for tactical unmanned aircraft systems, could be in active service within a few months. Continue reading
Insitu Pacific to Supply ScanEagle to Singapore Navy
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced that it was awarded a contract to provide its ScanEagle to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). Continue reading
Boeing Phantom Eye Needs New Nose Gear Design After First Flight
The Boeing Phantom Eye, a high-altitude, long endurance test bed, will require a nose gear redesign after the component snapped during the aircraft’s first landing at Edwards AFB, California. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $20M Target Systems Contract from Sweden
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it’s newly acquired subsidiary, Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI), has received an $11.9 million single award baseline contract from Swedish FMV for the supply of unmanned aerial targets and associated hardware to the Vidsel Test Range. Continue reading
More New Iranian UAS Revealed
More interesting screenshots, taken from a documentary about the Great Prophet 7 exercise held in Iran recently reveal several new types of UAS currently being developed by Tehran. Continue reading