Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCNavy CNO Continues Plugging The X-47Bs
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert told a gathering Thursday that a couple unsuccessful attempts to land the unmanned X-47Bs on an aircraft carrier this month should not dampen […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Gearing Up For Next Carrier UAV Following Successful Test
As the Navy scored a historic success in the first ever landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle on an aircraft carrier, greater focus is now shifting to the follow-on program […]
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Navy/USMCFirst Aircraft Carrier Landing For Navy UAV Smooth
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH–The Navy’s X-47B batwing plane swept down and hit the deck of the aircraft carrier, caught the arresting gear wire and rapidly slowed to a stop. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Makes History With UAV Landing On Aircraft Carrier
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH–The Navy’s X-47B touched down on an aircraft carrier Wednesday, marking the first time an unmanned aerial vehicle has made an arresting gear landing aboard a ship, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Attempt First Carrier-Based Arresting Gear Landing Of UAV
The Navy plans to perform an arresting gear landing of the X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle on an aircraft carrier Wednesday, and if successful it would mark the first accomplishment of […]
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ArmyMarine Chief Seeks Formalized Unmanned Cargo Helicopter Program
Gen. James Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said Wednesday he is committed to ensuring that the service’s unmanned helicopter program for delivering cargo becomes a program of record. […]
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ArmyArmy To Negotiate With AAI Corp. For UAS Tech Integration
The Army yesterday said it expects to negotiate a sole source contract with AAI Corp. [TXT] for more than 300,000 labor hours to support the service integration of technology into […]
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Unmanned SystemsNorthrop Grumman, EADS Confirm Commitment To Germany’s Euro Hawk
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company have said they remained committed to Germany’s Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle despite reports out of Berlin that the […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Integrator UAV Cleared For Production
The Integrator unmanned aerial vehicle has been cleared for low-rate production following the successful completion of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program, the Navy said Thursday. The […]
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Business/FinancialAIA Begins Campaign To Raise Awareness Of Benefits Of UAS Systems
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) yesterday released a report listing the benefits of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for military and domestic use as well as for the national economy through […]