KillerBee UAS Proves Combat Capabilities
Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) KillerBee unmanned aircraft system demonstrated its interoperability, integration and functionality as an end-to-end UAS combat system.
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UAV Pilot Career Path Now Open In U.S.A.F.
From the Air Force Times, bylined by staff writer Michael Hoffman, comes a story headlined "Hundreds of Reaper, Predator pilots needed.
Read MoreFire Scout VTUAV Continues Production For U.S. Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) system has moved into the second year of low-rate initial production (LRIP) with a US$32.9 million contract award from the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command.
Read MoreU.S.A.F. + U.S. Navy Combine Talents For Trans-Atlantic UAS Flight
An Air Combat Command RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California, made a trans-Atlantic flight on September 20th with the assistance of Navy officials.
Read MoreU.S.A.F. Predator Training In SoCal To Start Soon
Members of the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing at March Air Reserve Base in California are now ready to begin training the Airmen on the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system.
Read MorePredatory Practices By Raytheon
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has developed an advanced common ground control system, or CGCS, for the U.S. Air Force to address mission capability needs for the Predator unmanned aircraft system.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman’s Unmanned Tailless Jet Scheduled For Carrier Demo
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. The first of two X-47B carrier demonstration system air vehicles is well over 50 percent complete and ahead of its build schedule.
Read MoreMQ-8B Fire Scout VUAS First Flight Flawless
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) prepares to move forward with selective demonstrations after conducting the first flight of its company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System (VUAS) designated as "P6." The flight was conducted at the Webster Field Annex portion of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. P6 is part an on-going effort to expand upon the development capabilities of the MQ-8B Fire Scout.
Read MoreTalking About Space And Defense…
The command chiefs will once again bring their unique perspectives to the Strategic Space and Defense conference via an important panel discussion about the on-the-ground reality in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other theaters around the globe, conference organizers have confirmed. The panel, "Frontline Views of the Chiefs," will take place on Wednesday, October 8th at 1430 hrs.
Read MoreReaper UAS Completes First Weapons Engagement In Iraq
An MQ-9 Reaper dropped a 500-pound bomb against an anti-Iraqi target Aug. 16 in one of the first weapons engagements for the unmanned aircraft system. The Reaper began flying combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom July 18th and joined the MQ-1 Predator as another UAS (unmanned aircraft system) patrolling the sky to protect coalition forces.
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