The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America’s first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York state. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Ground-Based Sense and Avoid Helps Search & Rescue
Skysense, a provider of airspace surveillance equipment, Wireless@KTH, KTH centre for wireless systems and the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS), the NGO providing maritime search and rescue in Swedish waters, partner to make drones visible and able to detect manned aircraft. Continue reading
Schiebel and Airbus Helicopters Successful Manned – UnManned Teaming
In a groundbreaking demonstration on 17 April 2018, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) and Airbus Helicopters’ manned H145 successfully completed a series of Manned UnManned Teaming (MUM-T) flights. Level 5 interoperability was achieved by providing the user onboard the manned aircraft with full command and control over the UAS and its payload, including launch and recovery. Continue reading
Raytheon Completes Small Diameter Bomb II Tests
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilots. Government confidence testing, a prerequisite for operational testing, is scheduled to be completed this year. Continue reading
uAvionix Successfully Tests UAS Remote Identification for NASA UTM Trials
uAvionix Corporation announced that it has successfully completed testing and demonstration of the DroneAware™ uAvionix UAS Remote Identification solution for NASA’s Technical Capability Level 3 (TCL3) UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system. Continue reading
Ehang Test Flight in Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
The drone came a few meters high and went under more of the corner flag to the Centre spot and back. It is the first flight of its kind in Europe. The drone is the 216 Ehang, made in China. Continue reading
General Atomics Demonstrates MQ-25 Flight Deck Taxi Capability
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has successfully demonstrated aircraft carrier deck handling to include taxi capability and transition to the launch and recovery phases using a Predator C Avenger jet aircraft as a surrogate. Continue reading
Taiwan Test Flies Domestic Teng Yun
Taiwan has been testing its domestically made “Teng Yun” (騰雲) or Cloud Rider drones near an Air Force base in sparsely populated Taitung County. Continue reading