Unmanned Systems

AeroVironment, Inc. [AVAV] said Friday that it received approval on July 19 for the commercial use of its Puma AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Hand launch of a Puma AE. […]

The Navy has taken delivery of its first of its new version of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, which features a larger airframe for greater range and on-station loitering to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]