An unexpected degree of aero-shell degradation was “the most probable cause” of the premature flight termination of DARPA’s Hypersonic Technology Vehicle during a flight over the Pacific Ocean last August, according to the findings of the agency’s independent engineering review board. Continue reading
Swiss UAV Goes ATOL
Swiss UAV has signed a contract with EADS Astrium to implement the “DeckFinder” relative positioning system for high-precision landings on moving ground on its Neo series. Continue reading
NASA Dryden Project Highlights – Video
This video was just posted showing a quick overview of some of the projects being worked on at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Continue reading
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta Dismisses Iran’s RQ-170 Claims
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has dismissed Tehran’s claims that it has recovered data from the RQ-170 that went down in Iran late last year. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $262M US Navy Contract for Firescout MQ-8C Version
Northrop Grumman has received a new $262.3 million contract to develop and build a new MQ-8C version of the Firescout unmanned rotorcraft, the US Navy announced on 23 April. Continue reading
FAA Releases Info on US Domestic UAS Activity
View Map of Domestic Drone Authorizations in a larger Google map. Continue reading
AeroVironment Delivers 1,000th PUMA – Gets $20M US Army Contract
AeroVironment announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $20,430,433 from the U.S. Army for RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) on March 27, 2012. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Roll Out First US Navy MQ-4C BAMS in June
Northrop Grumman will roll-out the first US Navy MQ-4C in June, company and USN officials say. Continue reading