Bell Helicopter has completed a US Navy Vertical Take-Off and Landing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) demonstration. The Eagle Eye flew over 50h of land-based flight testing during the first phase. Bell integrated Sierra Nevada's UAV Common Automated Recovery System automatic landing system during the second phase, executing 10 consecutive landings within 0.5m (1.5ft) of the designated landing spot.
Source: Flight International
The UK has confirmed the early retirement of 17 Puma HC2 helicopters, 14 of its older Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and the Watchkeeper uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) in a bid to slash costs. Disclosing the move in a statement to the House of Commons on 20 November, defence secretary John Healey ...
A Baykar TB3 unmanned air vehicle has successfully taken off from and landed on Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
The Jetank heavy uncrewed aerial vehicle, produced by Chinese state aerospace corporation AVIC, can carry a full load of conventional armaments or be used to deploy so-called swarms of smaller drones.
