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US Air Force Space Shuttle X-37B Finally Unmasked
May 08, 2017 (SPX)
That's been typical of previous missions, but it's a major unmasking for this flight. The landing marks the first time that the general public have been allowed...
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space Center
May 07, 2017 (AFNS)
"Today marks an incredibly exciting day for the 45th Space Wing as we continue to break barriers," said Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, the 45th SW commander. "Our t...
GKN Aerospace building fuel bladder system for MQ-9B drone
May 05, 2017 (UPI)
GKN said the system will be designed, developed and manufactured for the aircraft under a development agreement with the aircraft maker. The agreement for the s...
U.S. Army grants contract for pneumatic drone, target launchers
May 05, 2017 (UPI)
The launchers were delivered under an order from the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation to support tactical unmanned a...
Carrier drone system undergoing testing
May 04, 2017 (UPI)
The project is designed to be used in drone operations for reconnaissance and refueling operations for future systems. According to the Naval Air Systems Comman...
Fire Scout helicopter drone to receive software, radar upgrade
May 04, 2017 (UPI)
The work will be done primarily in Rancho Bernardo, Calif, and Edinburgh, Scotland. The program is expected to be completed by May 2020. Research and developmen...
Dutch production facility opens for Predator B landing gear
Apr 27, 2017 (UPI)
The factory is located in Helmond, the Netherlands, and is highly automated, GKN said. "We are proud to manufacture the landing gear of the innovative Predator ...
Service Academies Swarm Challenge Live-Fly Competition Begins
Apr 26, 2017 (SPX)
A persistent challenge in achieving this capability, however, has been scalability: enabling one operator to oversee multiple robotic platforms and have them pe...
Lockheed flies long-range endurance test flights of Fury unmanned aircraft
Apr 26, 2017 (UPI)
Fury is a tactical Group 3 UAS with an endurance of more than 12 hours and a 100-pound payload of surveillance sensors and communications systems. "These flight...
MQ-8C Fire Scout takes first flight from littoral combat ship
Apr 17, 2017 (UPI)
The sea trials took place off the coast of California aboard the Independence-class vessel USS Montgomery, and follows an earlier flight test aboard guided-miss...
MS-177 sensor completes test on Global Hawk
Apr 12, 2017 (UPI)
The sensor is a high-resolution imaging device designed to improve capabilities for the Global Hawk in addition to several other surveillance platforms operated...
Swiss prisons getting drone-detection capability
Apr 12, 2017 (UPI)
The system is an array of video cameras, infrared sensors and radars that will monitor the grounds and airspace of these facilities, detecting any flying object...
U.S. Army tests dune buggy-like Hunter, Killer vehicles
Apr 10, 2017 (UPI)
The eight-wheeled vehicles, known as Hunter and Killer, were tested between April 3 and April 13 during the 2017 Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment, or MFIX. ...
U.K. defense minister calls for autonomous supply vehicles
Apr 10, 2017 (UPI)
In a statement released Friday, Defense Minister Harriet Baldwin said her country's government seeks to develop new unmanned platforms to resupply troops in com...
U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin demo unmanned F-16
Apr 10, 2017 (UPI)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon performed an unmanned combat mission during a recent demonstration held by Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force. The effort involved p...
U.S. Air Force taps URS for unmanned aircraft operations
Apr 07, 2017 (UPI)
URS Federal Services received a $3.6 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide various support services for the branch's unmanned aerial vehicles. Und...
USS America tests Rolling Airframe Missile on drone
Apr 07, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S Navy's USS America shot down a remotely piloted aircraft with a Rolling Airframe Missile during a live-fire exercise on Thursday. According to Navy offi...
Radar warning receiver flies for first time in Predator drone
Apr 06, 2017 (SPX)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., maker of the unmanned aerial system, said the tests were conducted recently in California against various ground-base...
Whiteflies provide insight into stabilizing manmade drones during takeoff
Apr 06, 2017 (SPX)
When whiteflies take off, they don't just spread their wings and fly. Just .03 of an inch long, these tiny insects possess a variety of sophisticated techniques...
U.S. Navy tests updated Triton drone
Apr 05, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy recently completed a round of tests with an updated variant of the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. According to the m...
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