All Civil UAVs articles – Page 41
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAVs need to sense their way through crowded airspace
The proliferation of unmanned air vehicles and their use in a widening variety of roles has increased the pressure on industry, regulators, the military and even operators to find ways to integrate them into national airspace.
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NewsUSN X-47B completes air-to-air refuelling test
The US Navy has achieved the final testing objective of its Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator programme, following the successful air-to-air (AAR) refuelling of the aircraft on 22 April.
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NewsPICTURE: USN X-47B performs dry air refuelling connection
The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system – demonstration (UCAS-D) test bed has carried out a dry aerial refuelling contact with a tanker aircraft ahead of fuel transfer testing.
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NewsUSAF touts cross-nation burden sharing of Reaper
Despite it having the largest fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles, the US Air Force is looking towards smaller operators of the systems to explore ways in which the logistical and cost burden of operating the system can be reduced.
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NewsKey AESA radar flight tests begin on MQ-4C Triton
The US Navy has launched flight testing on the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton of one of the first active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars with 360-degree coverage that was developed exclusively for the maritime patrol mission.
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NewsIDF seeks larger brigade-level UAV
Sources have revealed that the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has revived a plan to acquire a larger brigade-level unmanned air vehicle than its battalion-level Elbit Systems Skylark I-LE.
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NewsDARPA carries out full PCAS prototype demo using MV-22
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) carried out testing of a full prototype of the Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) for the first time during the US Marine Corps’ Talon Reach exercise.
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NewsFAA permits Amazon to test new UAV model
The Federal Aviation Administration has apparently granted Amazon permission to test a newer variant of its parcel-delivering unmanned air vehicle prototype, following the award of an experimental airworthiness certificate for an out-of-date model.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: France's ISAE studies reasons for pilot error
Pilots make mistakes. Mistakes are a product of the brain. If it were possible to identify the common neurological precursors for pilot errors, it might be possible to prevent them.
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NewsDARPA strives to maintain relevance of US air systems
In an effort to avoid new airborne technology becoming obsolescent as a result of expensive and slow integration, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project to explore the quicker integration of new systems with existing technology.
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NewsAirlander receives environmentally-friendly transport funding
Furthering its campaign to raise the required funds to bring its Airlander 10 airship to flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has received a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) EU grant that is awarded to environmentally-friendly transport projects.
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NewsFibre-optics aid composite UAV structure monitoring
Their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance and fatigue strength make composite materials an excellent candidate for use in unmanned air vehicle structures.
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NewsThales proposes weaponised Watchkeeper for Polish tactical UAV requirement
Thales has proposed teaming with Polish industry to offer a weaponised version of the WK450 Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle for Warsaw’s tactical UAV requirement.
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NewsRSAF Hermes 450 UAV reaches FOC
The Royal Singapore Air Force’s Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicle fleet has reached full operational capability (FOC), some eight years after the system was delivered to the force.
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NewsUTC names new CEO for Sikorsky as spinoff review continues
United Technologies has brought a former senior executive out of retirement and name him as the new chief executive for Sikorsky Aircraft as the parent company continues reviewing a potential spinoff.
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NewsAirbus D&S focuses on commercialisation of Zephyr HAPS
Airbus Defence & Space is preparing for full commercial operations of its Zephyr high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS), envisioning the establishment of launchpads that could deploy an aircraft anywhere in the world within 24h.
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NewsDARPA selects two firms to compete for sea-based UAV
AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman will compete to build a Predator-sized unmanned air system (UAS) that can be launched and recovered from a naval patrol vessel, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced.
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NewsFallon rejects 'modest' description of UK's anti-IS role
The UK Ministry of Defence has rejected claims that it is only making a “strikingly modest” contribution to the multinational coalition effort against Islamic State militants in Iraq, touting that it has performed only second to the USA throughout the campaign.
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NewsTechnology overtakes Amazon's FAA UAV authorisation
A delay in the Federal Aviation Administration granting Amazon permission to test an unmanned air vehicle has rendered the UAV “obsolete”, the online retailer says, as it continues to develop advanced models of the variant authorised by the administration.
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NewsUS Army establishes first manned-unmanned unit
The US Army has established its first manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) squadron, combining the Boeing AH-64D/E Apache helicopters with the Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow unmanned air vehicles into one heavy attack reconnaissance unit.