By Kate Brannen – Staff writer Posted : Thursday Dec 16, 2010 17:27:34 EST The Army is working to meet its troops’ huge demand for unmanned aircraft systems, but the expected budget cuts will force the service to prioritize what they really need, officials said. Among the organizing principles, said Lt. Col. James Cutting, Aviation UAS director in the...
170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Story by Pfc. Nathan Goodall HOHENFELS, Germany – Amidst the tall mountains of Germany was a small aircraft. It sailed through the air, sneakily and silent. On the ground a group of Soldiers operated the plane with a high-powered laptop and a remote control. The laptop screen displayed a clear, detailed picture of the...
AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV: News ) announced that it received firm fixed-price orders valued at $20.73 million for digital Raven unmanned aircraft systems and digital retrofit kits, and $17.14 million for Raven system spare parts, repairs and training services for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The orders were released under the existing U.S. Army joint small UAS program of...
AeroVironment’s Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System Receives Military Aircraft Type-Classification Certificate from the Netherlands Military Aviation Authority Certification Permits Operation of Raven in Dutch National Airspace by the Military MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2009 – AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that the Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands (MLA-NLD) has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) for...
UAV Technology Enables Rapid Aerial Chemical Detection and Tracking Edgewood, MD, 5 October 2009 – Smiths Detection today announces the successful creation and demonstration of an unmanned aircraft chemical detection and identification system capable of warning troops against chemical warfare agents. The detection and identification system, able to fit in the interchangeable nose cone of a Raven® UAV, is...
