Aerobat Aviation Inc and Attopilot International have teamed up to add an autopilot to the innovative circular flying wing design.
India’s Rustom Completes Succesful Test Flight
A successful flight test of Rustom 1 Unmanned Aircraft was conducted on Monday of this week.
US Navy Issues $870M RFP for Small UAS
The US Navy has issued a request for proposal (RFP) worth up to $870 million for a small unmanned aircraft system to provide a bridge system between current capabilities and the 2014 entrance of the small tactical unmanned aerial system (STUAS)/tier II entry into service, projected to be 2013.
DRS Technologies Produces Lightweight, Low-Consumption Thermal Camera
DRS Technologies, Inc., has announced that its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) business unit has produced an advanced, full-featured thermal camera that consumes less than one watt of power to produce a thermal image.
Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Test Flights from Littoral Combat Ship
Northrop Grumman has just released video of the MQ-8B Fire Scout conducting first test flights from the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1) in November 2010. Source: Northrop Grumman
$42M Contract to Convert Fire Scouts to ‘Navy Configuration’
The US Navy issued a $42 million contract last week to convert eight Army Fire Scouts to “Navy configuration,” with the goal that the aircraft will be ready for service by 2013.
Pentagon Wants Unmanned Stealth Bomber to Replace B-2
Pentagon weapons buyer Ashton Carter met with Northrop, Boeing and Lockheed executives at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale last week to discuss the military’s plans to build a fleet of radar-evading, long-range bombers that the military hopes to have ready for action by the mid-2020s.
Arcturus Small UAS with 2 Laser-Guided Missiles
Arcturus T-20 - Photo: Spencer Ackerman
Arcturus is displaying its new T-20 at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida. The T-20 has a 17-foot wingspan, putting it in the so-called Tier II class of unmanned aircraft.