Unmanned Passenger Jet Flight Trials Begin in UK
BAE Systems has begun testing technology to enable conventional aircraft to fly safely without pilots, including weather-avoidance and emergency landing...
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INTRA Selects Infotron IT180 VTOL UAV for Nuclear Crisis Situations
The IT180 vertical take-off and landing mini-drone made by INFOTRON has been chosen by Groupe INTRA (French economic interest group:...
Boeing X-37B Unmanned Orbital Test Vehicle Lands After 469-day Mission
Boeing today announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air...
Northrop Grumman Unveils U.S. Navy’s First MQ-4C BAMS Unmanned Aircraft
Triton Unmanned Aircraft to Bring Persistent Surveillance to the Maritime Patrol Force. Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled the first U.S. Navy...
Northrop Grumman Complete X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Flight Testing
The first major phase of flight testing the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft came to a successful...
Sagem Sperwer Mk II Tactical UAV to be used by French Army
French defense procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem (Safran group) a contract for five Sperwer Mk II drones, which will...
Northrop Grumman to Roll Out MQ-4C Navy Drone, Despite Maryland Crash
The crash this week of a Navy demonstrator version of the Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System on Maryland’s Eastern Shore...
AeroVironment to Supply Danish Armed Forces with Puma AE Small UAS’
The Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization today announced at Eurosatory it has awarded AeroVironment a firm fixed-price order of $9.6...
Faun Trackway USA Brings World’s First UAV Landing Mat To AUVSI
FAUN TRACKWAY USA, the leading manufacturer of portable roadways and runways, will be showcasing its UAV Landing Mat at the Association...
Infotron IT180 Mini UAV Secures Progression of ISAF French Troop Convoys in Afghanistan
After a consultation to respond to an operational emergency, a tender has been won by INFOTRON and TOSA, and several...
Saab’s Skeldar UAS Provides Troops with Real-Time Information
Defence and security company Saab recently performed a unique live demonstration of how the Skeldar system operates together with other...
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates SmartNode Pod Airborne Communications on Firebird UAS
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a series of test flights May 17 that demonstrated the transmission of imagery, video, voice and...
Sagem Patroller MALE UAV Completes Flight Tests
Sagem’s long-endurance Patroller UAV system, which is intended for dual-use governmental purposes in support of defense and homeland security missions,...
AeroVironment Receives Order from Swedish Army for 12 Small UAS’
AeroVironment as received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel...
Drone Offers Revolutionary Capability for Logistics Community
Marine Corps infantry units serve at a multitude of bases, posts and camps throughout Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and logistical support...
TAI to Display Anka UAV at Anniversary Ceremony
The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is preparing to showcase its Anka, the national unmanned air vehicle (UAV), and T-129, the...
General Atomics Develops Simulator for Radars on Unmanned Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has developed a simulator for operators controlling Lynx Multi-mode Radars on unmanned and manned aircraft. The...
Lockheed Martin Agrees Deal with Arrow Electronics for USS Components
Lockheed Martin has signed a new strategic enterprise agreement with Arrow Electronics covering procurement of more than 22,000 electronic components...
ImSAR Wins $24M Contract to Develop Lightweight Radar for Small UAVs
ImSar, LLC, suppliers of digital signal processing, radar, manufacturing, and inertial measurement systems for defense and unmanned applications, has been...
Corsair’s Training Simulator Helps ScanEagle UAS Reach 600,000 Hours
Insitu recently announced that its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system has exceeded 600,000 combat flight hours, maintaining a 99 percent mission-readiness...
Raytheon Awarded $28M Contract to Update VTOL UAV Ground Control Stations
Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems (RIIS) has been awarded a $28 million contract to update the software on UAV ground...
SPI Corp to Display UAV Thermal PTZ Cameras at Border Management Southwest
SPI Corp is a leading provider of thermal PTZ (thermal pan tilt zoom) solutions to US Military and Border Patrol...
Drones Used to Assess Storm Damage on Utility Distribution Systems
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has completed tests determining that unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, can be used effectively...
Cassidian (EADS Group) to Display Tanan VTOL UAS and Tracker Mini-UAS at Eurosatory
EADS and its divisions – Airbus/Airbus Military, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – will have a major presence at the Eurosatory...
MND Denies Speculation Concerning Poor UAV Performance
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday denied media speculation that it would not purchase new locally developed Unmanned Aerial...
Goodrich to Exhibit Latest Sensors and Composite UAV Components at Eurosatory
Goodrich Corporation is bringing the latest developments from its sensors and actuation businesses to Eurosatory in Paris, France on June...
