Boeing has announced that the Phantom Ray successfully completed its first flight on April 27 at NASA’s Dryden Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
AIAA DBF (Design/Build/Fly) Competition Winners
First Place : Georgia Institute of Technology Team ThereWillBeBuzz
The DBF (Design/Build/Fly) Competition is an annual, international competition sponsored by Cessna Aircraft Co/Raytheon Missile Systems and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The Fly-off for the 15th Competition was held at TIMPA Field in Tucson, AZ on the weekend of April 15-17, 2011.
AAI Gets $10M Contract from US Air Force for Electronic Warfare Radio Frequency Simulator
AAI Test & Training has been awarded $9.7 million to deliver an electronic warfare (EW) radio frequency (RF) simulator for the U.S. Air Force’s EW Avionics Integration Support Facility (EWAISF).
FAA Announces Nineteenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 203: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The FAA has issued a notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 203: Unmanned Aircraft Systems to be held at the RTCA Conference Rooms, in Washington on May 17-19, 2011. Here is the AGENDA:
Australian Herons Achieve Record Flying Hours
'Bluey' the Heron - Credit: SGT W. Guthrie Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia
The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron* Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours of 475 hours during April.
Improved Scout from Datron
Datron World Communications has announced several improvements to its Scout unmanned aircraft, including two new payloads and structural enhancements that make the device more durable and sturdier.
IAI Pushes Heron in Africa
Angola’s defence ministry is negotiating the purchase of a number of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned aircraft systems, according to African sources.
Iran Plans to Weaponize and Boost Range of Domestic Unmanned Aircraft
The Fars News Agency anounced on Sunday that the Iranian Army plans to increase the range of its home-made UAS and also equip its reconnaissance unmanned aircraft with missile-launching systems, according to an Iranian commander.