Rockwell Collins and NASA to conduct series of tests aimed at safely integrating unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace

Rockwell Collins and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have scheduled risk reduction tests that will eventually enable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to safely operate in the national airspace. The news media is invited to the Rockwell Collins hangar at The Eastern Iowa Airport at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, where company and … Dowiedz się więcej

Sagem (Safran) integrates on its tactical Patroller UAS a new generation imagery multi-sensors payload

Sagem (Safran) just tested and integrated successfully a new generation optronics multi-sensors suite on its Patroller™ endurance UAS. Tested in France between April and June 2014, during a campaign of 30 flights, this new optronics suite is based on a Euroflir 410 gyrostabilised turret. It is characterized by extended capabilities for long distance identification, day … Dowiedz się więcej

Elbit Systems Selected as Preferred Supplier for Swiss UAS program

Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) („Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was selected by the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport („DDPS”), as the preferred supplier for the UAS 15 new reconnaissance drone program. Please see following official DDPS press release for further information about the selection and the program. … Dowiedz się więcej

Unmanned Aircraft Series Sets Record for Mission Hours Flown in One Week

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, set a new record for mission hours flown in one week, logging 665 hours flying operational and exercise missions during the week ending Feb. 23. In 2013, Global Hawk flew an average … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi propose joint approach to Europe’s next generation dron

Europe’s Industry is ready to develop a next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). After their call for the development of a European drone at last year’s Paris Airshow, the three most relevant European aeronautical companies have now agreed on further details for a joint approach. Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia … Dowiedz się więcej

Kratos Announces Successful Customer Acceptance Flight Test of New Unmanned Aerial Drone System Platform

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully completed customer acceptance flight testing for one of the Company’s newest unmanned aerial drone systems platforms. The unmanned aerial drone system has performance, flight, and other characteristics representative of certain of this customer’s potential adversaries’ most … Dowiedz się więcej