Unmanned Systems

AeroVironment (AVAV)yesterday said it received a $19.9 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Army for the company’s Mantis™ i23 gimbaled sensor payloads to continue upgrading the fleet of RQ-11B Raven […]

The Navy’s strategy for developing and fielding an unmanned aircraft to operate off aircraft carriers lacks sufficient oversight and also contains financial and scheduling risks, Congress’s investigative agency said. The […]

The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are preparing for testing expected to get underway this fall for the larger version of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. The M8-8C undergoing engine […]

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Germany’s version of the U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle recently completed a key flight, but the future of the program remains cloudy as German officials announced months […]

The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] conducted the fourth flight test of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle on Wednesday, reaching half the number of tests planned for the early […]

An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]

The Army is looking to enhance the commonality, interoperability, and modularity of its unmanned weapon systems as it tries to keep their costs in check, a senior official said Tuesday. […]

The Navy and Marine Corps are examining the possibility of using unmanned helicopters to ferry cargo from ships to land but have not reached a conclusion as to whether it […]

AeroVironment [AVAV] has flown a version of its Puma AE unmanned aerial vehicle that uses solar energy to power the system, the company said Monday. The small, hand-launched UAV used […]