All Civil UAVs articles – Page 88
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DARPA and Frontier develop long endurance UAV rotorcraft
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has teamed with Frontier Systems to flight test a revolutionary unmanned helicopter that can stay airborne for as long as 62h and achieve an unrefuelled maximum range of 8,550km (4,600nm). The newly revealed long endurance unmanned helicopter and the rival Boeing ...
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Canada may replace Germany for NATO project
Technical problems that have dogged development of the Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) Seamos vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle (VTOL UAV) could force Project Group 35 of the NATO Naval Armaments Group to drop Germany from the Maritime UAV International Technology Demonstrator Programme (ITDP). Other nations involved include the ...
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Aerospatiale continues work on long range UAV
Julian Moxon/Paris Aerospatiale is working on a follow-on to work on high altitude, long endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in a programme, called SAROHALE. Delivery of the initial system is set for "around 2007-10", says project manager Philippe Matharan. The project aims to develop a fully automated twinjet-powered ...
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Hydraulic loss spoils Global Hawk UAV test
Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical (TRA) is investigating a hydraulic failure which marred the otherwise successful third flight of the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The aircraft lost hydraulic pressure on approach to the runway at Edwards AFB, California, after the 5h 22min flight on 30 May. The landing gear ...
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Silver arrow buy
Israel's El-Op confirms that it has taken over the 50%stake in the unmanned air vehicle (UAV)developer Silver Arrow, previously owned by its parent Federmann group. The UAV company, half owned by Elbit Systems, had sales of $15 million last year but that is due to double by 2000, says El-Op. ...
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Global Hawk flies second mission
THE Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle has flown for a second time at Edwards AFB, California, performing what the company describes as a "text book" mission lasting 2h 24min. The aircraft reached 41,000ft (12,500m) during the sortie, which also included the successful hand-off of command and control via ...
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Japan promotes unmanned helicopters for crop dusting
Paul Lewis/GIFU, JAPAN Two Japanese aerospace manufacturers have begun to promote the commercial use of unmanned helicopters for agricultural crop dusting and airborne surveillance missions. Kawada Industries has developed the RoboCopter 300 based on the Schweizer 300CB and had accumulated 40h of flight time by mid-April. The company hopes ...
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US Coast Guard starts replacement programme
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC The USCoast Guard has launched a programme to replace its fleets of aircraft and surface vessels. A request for proposals for the Integrated Deepwater System programme was released in March, and up to three teams will be awarded concept development contracts in July. The Coast ...
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NASA steps up high flier testing
NASA plans to conduct extra test flights of its small fleet of high altitude long duration air vehicles this year as it steps up environmental research work. The Aero Vironment Pathfinder solar powered unmanned air vehicle, which is the most visible aspect of the US space agency's Environmental Research ...
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Silver Arrow unveils long endurance UAV
Israeli unmanned air vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Silver Arrow has rolled out the very long endurance Hermes-1500. The UAV, powered by two Rotax-914s, is to begin flight tests shortly. The vehicle is capable of flying for up to 40h at altitudes of up to 30,000ft (9,000m). Source: Flight International
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Algerian UAV deal
South Africa's Denel has delivered a Seeker reconnaissance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system to Algeria, in a deal worth R20 million ($4 million). Source: Flight International
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Ranger UAV simulated
Switzerland's Oerlikon Contraves is developing a mission simulator for the Israel Aircraft Industries Ranger unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) ordered by the Swiss armed forces. The device, representing the ground-control station, is due to be delivered in 1999. Source: Flight International
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Outrider autopilot
The Alliant Techsystems Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle recently completed its first autopilot flight, a critical landmark in turning around the trouble-plagued drone project. In the flight test at Hondo, Texas, the autopilot was engaged after take-off, demonstrating "-excellent navigation accuracy as it flew to four pre-programmed waypoints", says the ...
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Outrider builds up flight hours
Alliant Techsystems says that its Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle has completed four test-flights, including its first back-to-back flights and the longest flight to date, 1h 22min. The tests, which used the new UK-built UAV Engines 801R rotary powerplant, verified the performance of the stability-augmentation system. Following design changes, the ...
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Berlin Showl
Messe Berlin, the organiser of the ILA 98 show, says that it is concentrating on delivering special market access and special topics, rather than competing head-on with general shows such as those at Farnborough and Le Bourget - but that it would still prefer that the three principal European shows ...
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Outrider UAV resumes flight test
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS has resumed flight testing of the Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) after a two-week hiatus while improvements were incorporated on the prototypes. It completed the seventh Outrider test flight on 9 August - the third successive flight longer than 20min. During the evaluation at the ...
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Korean searcher
South Korea has signed a $50 million contract to purchase three Israel Aircraft Industries Searcher unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) systems. Deliveries will begin early 1998. The Searcher UAV to be supplied to South Korea is fitted with an electro-optical reconnaissance payload. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier builds improved UAV
BOMBARDIER PLANS a September maiden flight of its CL-327 rotary-wing unmanned air-vehicle (UAV), the production version of its vertical take-off and landing CL-227. The Canadian company decided a year ago to launch limited production in a bid to stimulate demand for its much-tested UAV. The production CL-327 has ...
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Gyrocopter seeks sponsor
In search of a sponsor, Daniel Pauchard has brought a model remote control gyrocopter to the Paris air show. It has taken inventor Pauchard ten years to perfect his design. The small model on the Chambre de Commerce Industrie Paris stand (Hall 3/C6) is a quarter of the ...
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Change of blades
Interchangeable constant-speed UAV props, with a variety of blades for different conditions, can be seen at the Halter UAV Propellers stand in Hall 4/B7. "We are a world leader in this market supplying to the Israeli aircraft Industry," says manager Saul Halter. "A special coating used ...