Northrop Grumman Receives $114 Million to Build Three More Global Hawk

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $114 million advance procurement contract in preparation to build three more high-flying RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated sensors. The combat-proven intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft allows military commanders to receive high-resolution imagery, survey vast geographic regions and pinpoint targets … Dowiedz się więcej

Korean Air, Boeing to collaborate on UAV project

Korean Air has teamed up with the global aerospace company Boeing for the development of unmanned helicopters. The two companies exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on technical cooperation for remodeling 500MD helicopters into unmanned aircraft at the Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) held at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct. 30. Choi June-Chul, … Dowiedz się więcej

Exelis to produce carriage and release systems for MQ-9 Reaper

Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $20.6 million contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. of Poway, Calif., to produce the BRU-71/A ejector rack for the Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. Under the contract, Exelis will produce more than 500 BRU-71/A units for deployment on U.S. Air Force MQ-9s. The BRU-71/A is a … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman, Triumph Aerostructures Validate Triton Unmanned Aircraft Wing Strength

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) and Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, Inc., have successfully demonstrated the structural strength of the U.S. Navy’s Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) wing. This is a key capability that will allow the aircraft to descend from high altitudes to make positive identification of targets of … Dowiedz się więcej

2nd Tanks conducts training with UAVs

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conducted a training exercise aboard Range SR-10, which integrated the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank and the RQ-11 Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Oct. 15. The objective of the training was to test out the scouting capabilities of the UAV. Proper scouting reports from the UAV may contain … Dowiedz się więcej

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Gray Eagle Completes 20,000 Automated Takeoffs & Landings

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems, today announced that its Gray Eagle® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has reached a record 20,000 successful automatic launch and recoveries with the Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS). This milestone was achieved on September … Dowiedz się więcej