Kratos Successfully Performs Second Flight of Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully performed the second flight of its Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22) on November 23, 2015, on the Navy test range at China Lake, CA. This was the second flight in the currently planned three-flight series, and … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin Conducts Collaborative Unmanned Systems Demonstration

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) demonstrated its ability to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations into the National Airspace System (NAS) using its prototype UAS Traffic Management (UTM) capabilities. During the demonstration on Nov. 18, the Stalker XE UAS provided data and a precise geolocation to the unmanned K-MAX cargo helicopter, which conducted water drops to … Dowiedz się więcej

NAVAIR: MQ-8C Fire Scout completes operational assessment

The MQ-8C Fire Scout completed a three week operational assessment period Nov. 20 at Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu, California. The OA included 11 flights totaling 83.4 flight hours where Fire Scout was tested against maritime and surveyed land targets to assess system performance, endurance and reliability of the unmanned helicopter. “MQ-8C is … Dowiedz się więcej

Heron 1 chalks up 25,000 flight hours in Afghanistan

Following this year’s 410th flight on 16 November 2015, the Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), which is jointly operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and Airbus Defence and Space, successfully landed in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, bringing the total number of flight hours it has completed in the country up to 25,000. The occasion … Dowiedz się więcej

Elbit Systems Awarded Approximately $200 Million Contract for the Supply of Hermes™ 900 HFE UAS to Switzerland

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) („Elbit Systems”), announced today that it was awarded an approximately $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport („DDPS”), for the supply of Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and an advanced ground segment for command, control and … Dowiedz się więcej

Thales unveils Spy’Ranger, the most advanced reconnaissance/surveillance mini-drone in the world

At Milipol Paris 2015, Thales unveils Spy’Ranger, the latest-generation surveillance and reconnaissance mini-drone specifically tailored to the needs of armed forces, security forces and essential operators. With the increase in battlefield anti-drone countermeasures, modern field units need platforms with ever higher security and survivability capabilities to ensure that they are not neutralized during combat operations … Dowiedz się więcej