New command and control satellite link capabilities on a Predator B

EDWARDS, Calif. — NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have partnered in a collaborative agreement to allow for the development and flight testing of new command and control satellite link capabilities on a Predator B unmanned aircraft system. As the result of a no-cost Space Act Agreement signed in September, … Dowiedz się więcej

The Navy hoisted an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator

The Navy hoisted an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator on board aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Nov. 26, in preparation for an unmanned aircraft’s first, carrier-based testing. A team from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System program office (PMA-268) embarked Truman to conduct tests and demonstrations. The X-47B, which boasts … Dowiedz się więcej

Cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Sweden

A signing ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 20 for a cooperation agreement between Vietnam and Sweden in manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The joint project between the Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA) and the Swedish Unmanned Group will be executed in three phases. In Phase One, Sweden will provide funds and equipment for Vietnam … Dowiedz się więcej