Unmanned Systems
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Homeland SecurityFAA Launched D.C. Region No Drone Zone Campaign
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last Wednesday announced a public outreach campaign for the Washington, D.C., region to emphasize cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington […]
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CongressHouse Panel Approves DHS Bills On Drone Attacks, Reducing IT Duplication
A House panel that oversees the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday marked up several bills, including one that seeks to better understand how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) could […]
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Air ForceAir Force Global Hawk Upgrades Greenlighted
The Air Force has received Defense Department approval to update its fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced May 5. The Milestone C decision […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Unveils New Desert Hawk UAS variant
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said May 6 that it has developed Desert Hawk 4, a longer-endurance variant of its hand-launched Desert Hawk 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS). Desert Hawk 4 can stay […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Partners With CNN, Two Other Firms To Explore Expanding UAS Operations
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Manuel Huerta on Thursday announced partnerships with three companies, including cable news provider CNN [TWX], to conduct research on the possible expansion of unmanned aircraft […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin’s Indago UAS Maps Cyclone Damage
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Indago small unmanned aerial system (UAS) recently deployed to Vanuatu to help the impoverished Pacific archipelago nation recover from a devastating natural disaster, the company announced May […]
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CongressRep. Forbes Advises Against Dismantling X-47B Aircraft
There’s no funding in the fiscal year 2016 budget so far to extend the Navy’s X-47B unmanned aircraft demonstrator program, but Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) doesn’t want to see the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA’s ARES Unmanned VTOL Prototype Nears Flight Testing
The Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES), an unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) prototype touted for its compact design and interchangeable payload, is on track to begin flight testing in the fourth quarter […]
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PentagonUnmanned K-MAX helicopter Demonstrates Casualty Evacuation
An unmanned K-MAX helicopter has shown it could evacuate wounded troops from a combat zone, Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced April 29. During a March 26 demonstration, ground operators used a […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Speeding Up Reviews of Small UAS Applications
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accelerating its review of industry requests to fly small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the nation’s airspace, an FAA official said April 28. The […]