A group of Pentagon officials was given three months to come up with a plan to boost the supply of satellite bandwidth that is needed to support the military’s growing fleet of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
General Atomics Next-Generation GCS Successfully Integrates Flagship and Advanced Predator Platforms
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced that it has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station’s (GCS’) capability to fly Predator C Avenger. The flight occurred November 15, 2012 at the company’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, California. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Launches Third Annual Innovation Challenge Flying Competition for Emirati Students
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the start of the 2013 Innovation Challenge Flying Competition. Northrop Grumman is the industry sponsor of this competition, which is held in coordination with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Continue reading
North Dakota UAS Action Summit – May 30 & 31
Registration is now open for the 7th Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Summit, scheduled for May 30-31 in Grand Forks, ND. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and OMX Partner to Identify Suppliers for Canada’s Justas Programme
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and OMX announced that the companies have signed a two-year agreement to support GA-ASI’s Industrial Regional Benefit (IRB) efforts to identify and work with Canadian suppliers. Continue reading
Chinese Hackers Target UAS Manufacturers and Suppliers
A notorious cyber-espionage gang is being blamed for a set of recently discovered spear-phishing attacks that aim to steal information relating to unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
National Technical Systems Gets $1.6M UAS Atmospheric Monitoring Contract from Sandia National Laboratories
National Technical Systems, Inc. , a provider of testing and engineering services, announced that it has signed a $1.6 million contract with Sandia National Laboratories to continue the development of the Harvester project, a programme authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to monitoring nuclear emissions in the atmosphere through the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Last Rebuilt F-4 Leaves Davis-Monthan AFB for Target Conversion
The final F-4 regenerated from storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group performed its last flight over Tucson, Arizona, April 17, before heading to Mojave, California. Continue reading