The Federal Aviation Administration issued a request for proposals Feb. 14 for where it might establish six unmanned aircraft system test sites in the continental United States.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 15, 2013
The FAA faces continuing challenges as it seeks to develop strategies for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the nation's airspace and has missed a number of key deadlines that the agency set for itself on the program, according to the GAO.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 15, 2013
The Defense Department's plan to shift its forces from Central Asia to the Pacific has been superseded by new terrorist threats that have sprung up over the past 24 months in Africa.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 15, 2013
The Navy completed this week the first flight at sea of its RQ-21A small unmanned aerial system from an ambphibious transport dock ship.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 13, 2013
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has honored 43 suppliers with its annual Supplier Excellence Awards in recognition of outstanding quality and delivery performance.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 13, 2013
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully flight tested a prototype of its Due Regard Radar (DRR), which supports the company's airborne airborne Sense and Avoid (SAA) architecture for the Predator B unmanned aircraft system.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 08, 2013
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a flight demonstration of a new mission control system for unmanned aircraft designed to boost mission effectiveness and reduce training requirements.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 08, 2013
The Army is planning to significantly expand its use of the medium-altitude, long-endurance Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft by establishing a unit to operate them for each of its 10 active-duty divisions.
- By William Welsh
- Feb 06, 2013
Elbit Systems has unveiled a variant of its Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) tailored specifically for maritime missions.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Feb 04, 2013
Northrop Grumman has received the first protective cage that it will use on the MQ-8C variant of its Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to furnish improved protection for the aircraft's critical electronic components from strong electric fields and electromagnetic waves.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 31, 2013
The U.S. military wants to establish a base for unarmed Predators to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in northwest Africa in an area where it is extremely difficult to gather human intelligence.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 30, 2013
Bluefin Robotics has built a variation of the Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle that will be tested for service in the Navy's Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle program.
- By Defense Systems Staff
- Jan 25, 2013