General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc. has been awarded a not-to-exceed $134,010,380 undefinitized contract action for the production of block 30 ground control stations. Continue reading
Category Archives: Control Stations & Remote Video Terminals
Future Mission Control System Key to UAS Flying Off Carriers
A team from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command simulates the operation of the future MQ-25 during a demo of the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
The US Navy says it is moving full-throttle on plans to fly unmanned aircraft off of carriers. The planned MQ-25A will serve primarily as a refuelling platform, with the capacity to carry out some intelligence missions. The first unmanned craft to fly off a carrier, it is slated to deploy on the aircraft carriers Dwight D. Eisenhower and George H.W. Bush as early as 2019. Continue reading
China’s Ehang to Launch Commercial Fly-by-iPad
A model of the EHang 184 at the World Government Summit 2017 in Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah
Chinese small unmanned-aircraft manufacturer Ehang plans the launch next year of a commercial version of its autonomous single-passenger vertical-takeoff-and-landing air vehicle that flies without a pilot, under the control of a plug-and-play iPad. Continue reading
New US Army Control Station for Multiple UAS
The Aviation Development Directorate has developed a system enabling an air mission commander to manage multiple unmanned aerial systems simultaneously, resulting in faster completion of mission tasks without increasing operator workload. Continue reading
Portable UAV-Agnostic Ground Control Station
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Desert Rotor, a self-funded start-up designing universal ground control systems, has released the next generation of its portable unmanned ground control station (GSC). Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $39 M USAF Ground Control Station Contract
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $39,541,566 undefinitized contract action modification (FA8620-17-F-2353) to previously awarded contract FA8620-15-G-4040 for medium altitude unmanned aircraft system block 30 ground control station production. Continue reading
Cybersecurity Upgrades for US Army Control Stations
The US Army and Textron Systems are adding new computer processing power and cyber-hardening technology to the current inventory of ground control stations that operate drones in combat, service officials said. Continue reading
Automated Drone Ground Stations by Airmada
Startup Airmada has a robotic ground station that can launch, land drones and let them take care of themselves on the ground without human help. Continue reading