Raytheon has been given the contract to ready the AV Switchblade airframe to be launched from submarine waste disposal units. Now I bet that was not part of the first design brief! Chuck it out let it float up and then launch. How will it communicate with the sub if its at any depth though and how quickly will any aircraft looking for...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Dec. 22 (UPI) — Northrop Grumman’s tailless X-47B unmanned combat air system has been delivered to the U.S. Navy following a year of testing. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said the aircraft — the first fixed-wing unmanned aerial system designed for use from an aircraft carrier — was tested at Edwards Air Force Base in...
BY JACK BARNES, Global Macro Trends Specialist, Money Morning If you don’t know about AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), it’s a name you need to follow. My fascination with the founder of AeroVironment, which designs, develops, produces, and supports aircraft and energy systems, started when I was 12 years old. History was made that year when a man-powered aircraft flew across the English Channel for...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — MBDA Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of European missile manufacturer MBDA, has purchased Northrop Grumman’s Viper Strike munitions business in Huntsville, and the company plans to grow further here. “We’re been fortunate to find this opportunity, and extremely fortunate it’s in Huntsville,” said Jerry Agee, the chair, CEO and president of MBDA Inc., after a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
In June of this year a FOIA request was made on behalf of the sUAS News for a copy of the UAS ARC charter and membership list. At the time of the ARC’s convening, rumors where that no one had yet seen the charter. It’s a strange concept to put something together for supposed public benefit without going public with...
According to AlterNet, the UAV carrying Hood Tech Vision’s imaging system has flown about half the US Navy’s total flight hours this year: “…Navy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have flown more than 21,800 hours this year.” More than 10,000 of those hours were logged by the model carrying the Hood Tech imaging systems. This year almost all the Navy’s...
Global market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles witnessed remarkable growth in the recent past, and is expected to sustain the growth during the forthcoming years, primarily owing to the increasing reluctance to risk human lives and proliferation of numerous civil and military operations. At present, constantly changing technological preferences, and special customer requirements are the prime factors driving the market...
An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft crashed Friday evening, according to a spokesman for the 49th Wing. Arlan Ponder with 49th Wing Public Affairs said the Reaper went down on base property at 6:45 p.m. as it approached for landing Friday. He said there was some speculation the aircraft hit a power line and caused power to go out on...
The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) xiàng lóng, “soaring dragon” has been seen out and about and may be undergoing flight trials. According to Wikipedia.. Xianglong is equipped with a jet engine mounted on top of the fuselage between the diamond shaped wings. According to Chinese media reports, Xianglong has a normal take-off weight of 750 kg and a mission payload...
Eish yet another acronym invented E-RPV, it must be Friday A solar-powered, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) soon will be rolling off the assembly line at a newly minted manufacturing plant in Albuquerque. Bye UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) will build a 20,000-square-foot assembly facility here early next year, said CEO John Brown. The company will hire up to 25 employees to...
