Lockheed Martin won a $1.1 million contract Friday for development and ground demonstration of the integrated power system and payload into a SURGE-V hybrid UAV aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
US Army Issues RFI for Heavy Fuel or AVGAS Engine for AAI Shadow
The US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Redstone Arsenal, AL, on behalf of the US Army, desires to obtain information to serve as a market survey heavy fuel or AVGAS engine candidates that would fit the Shadow UAS with little or no modification to the airframe or engine. Continue reading
Afghan Operations Test Shadow Engine Reliability
The US Army and AAI have established a specialist team to determine the root cause of an engine issue that has affected the service’s RQ-7B Shadow 200, resulting in several platforms failing during operations over Afghanistan. Continue reading
Green Falcon Solar/Wind Powered UAS Picks Up Genius Award at German Fair
Queensland University of Technology Ph.D. student Wesam Al Sabban has designed an unmanned aircraft that would be powered by the sun and wind. Continue reading
Instant Eyes Looks Over the Hill
L2 Aerospace’s Instant Eyes is a 9-inch UAS, can be set up and launched in about 20 seconds, reaching up to 2,500 feet high. Continue reading
Multi-Fuel Rotary Engines for UAS
The Cubewano range of UAS engines has been developed from the ground up to meet the demanding requirements of the world’s military and aerospace organisations. All engines are manufactured to AS9100 quality standards, with full traceability to ensure consistent quality levels and to meet aerospace requirements. Continue reading
X47-B Powered by Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220U Engine and Exhaust System
Pratt & Whitney‘s F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system have successfully powered the first flight of the second Northrop Grumman X-47B flight test aircraft. Continue reading
