Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman, Navy, Successful In Simultaneous Flight Tests of Manned, Unmanned Helicopters Aboard LCS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Navy June 11 said they recently successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The […]
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InternationalSwiss DDPS Taps Elbit Hermes 900 HFE Over IAI Super Heron For New UAS Model
The Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) has chosen the Israeli Elbit Systems Hermes 900 HFE over the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Super Heron as its […]
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Unmanned SystemsAeroVironment’s Puma First UAS FAA Certified For Commercial Work Over Land
AeroVironment [AVAV] June 10 said BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., selected the company to provide mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS) and other commercial information services at its Prudhoe Bay oil field, […]
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ArmyNATO Land Forces Losing Combat Capacity, New Essay Finds
NATO has no equal in terms of gross domestic product and has the world’s largest aggregate defense sector, but declining defense budgets and dwindling public support for complex foreign deployments […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Looks To Speed Up UAS Integration For Some Commercial Use
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is examining the possibility of allowing the early integration of small unmanned aerial vehicles into national airspace on a limited basis and for specific commercial […]
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Pentagon
Think Tank Warns Pentagon At Risk Of Falling Behind On Unmanned Systems
The Pentagon’s interest in unmanned systems appears to be waning with the conclusion of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the military must continue to invest in the technology […]
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Homeland SecurityFAA Approves Alaska To Begin UAS Test Research Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said that the Univ. of Alaska’s test site to conduct research flights of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is now operational, allowing flights for […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Lawmakers Express Concerns On Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aircraft
The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program is not being developed to adequately operate in potentially hostile environments and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel should take another look […]
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Air ForceGrowing UAV Industry Most Interests Air Force, Welsh Says
The technology of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) being on the brink of “explosive” growth is what most interests the Air Force, its top officer said Wednesday. Air Force Chief of […]
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Unmanned SystemsFirst Of FAA UAV Test Sites Cleared For Operations
The first of the Federal Aviation Administration’s designated locations for testing unmanned aerial vehicles as part of plans to integrate them into national airspace has been cleared for operations two […]