All Military UAVs articles – Page 310
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Mediterranean stand-off
Andrzej Jeziorski/ATHENS Early in September, Greece accused neighbouring Turkey of repeatedly violating its national airspace, and the Athens flight information region (FIR),with its military aircraft, in a series of incidents symptomatic of the tension between the two countries. The Greek air force claimed that a total of 26 ...
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Germany approves Camcopter vehicle
Austria's Schiebel says that its Camcopter vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is the recommended platform for the next phase of Germany's Airborne Minefield Reconnaissance Technology programme. The compact rotary-wing UAV won the endorsement of the IABG, which tests and evaluates systems for the German military. ...
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UCAVs head to sea
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Operating aircraft from ships has never been easy, and a whole branch of military aviation has grown up around carrier-based operations. With interest in unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) growing all the time, is was to be expected that the US Navy would have its unique concerns ...
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US Army saves the Outrider as Navy VTOL UAV
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense Joint Requirements Oversight Council has agreed to let the US Navy and the US Marine Corps switch to a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV), while allowing the US Army to procure the Alliant Techsystems Outrider UAV. ...
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Fuji lifts off with unmanned helicopter for Japan
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) is to begin production of the Forward Flying Observation System (FFOS) unmanned helicopter in 1999 for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF), following the completion last year of Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) trials on a prototype. The company says it expects to get ...
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European powerhouse
Carol Reed/LONDON While chief aerospace and defence players wrestle with complex super-mergers, second tier aerospace supplier, Anglo-French group Avicore, is planning its own expansion and has a European powerhouse for tactical reconnaissance, airborne data acquisition and recording systems and countermeasures in mind. After acquiring UK-based specialist tactical reconnaissance and ...
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Boeing introduces new Delta IV variants for commercial market
Tim Furniss/LONDON Boeing is to introduce three new versions of a Delta IV Medium Plus class Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) booster to compete in the commercial market and to complement the standard Delta Medium EELV to be built for the US Air Force. The developments will give Boeing ...
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Powerplant failure grounds Outriders
Alliant Techsystems Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicles being test flown by the US Army have been grounded after the failure of a UAV Engines 801R gasoline powerplant during a flight on 9 September at the company's test centre in Glasscock, Texas. The fleet will remain grounded until the Joint ...
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Boeing's tailless 'Super Frog' hops on to the drawing board
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Boeing has begun initial development of an advanced tailless, four-engined tiltwing short take-off and landing military transport using company funds. The company believes potential customers for the turboprop, which could be available within 10 to 12 years, include the US Air Force Special Operations Command, ...
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Prices rise as high altitude
Costs of the Lockheed Martin/Boeing DarkStar and the Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), undergoing advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD), are soaring to $13 million a copy - $3 million more than the price set several years ago, say US Air Force officials. The Tier II ...
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Upgrade house Aerostar hunts for strategic partnerships
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Romanian fighter upgrade specialist Aerostar is looking for strategic partnerships in the civil and military sectors, possibly including the sale of equity in the Bacau-based company. On the military side, Aerostar is hoping to build on its experience in the $300 million MiG-21MF Lancer upgrade for ...
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Dasa steps up search for AT2000 partners
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) is stepping up efforts to enlist partners and customers for the AT2000 Mako advanced trainer/light combat aircraft (LCA) as it gets closer to deciding on full-scale development. At the same time, the company is looking at the potential for an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) derivative. ...
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Commercial boost
Tim Furniss/LONDON The US Air Force is expected shortly to award Boeing and Lockheed Martin $500 million contracts to begin development of new booster families which will cut the cost of launching satellites into orbit. The first operational launches are planned for 2001. The USAF's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle ...
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Cash crisis threatens F-16 radar
Ramon Lopez/BALTIMORE Northrop Grumman's APG-68(V)X radar upgrade for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s is under threat from lack of funding, despite having won endorsement from the USAF's F-16 programme office and the Air Combat Command. An air force study concludes that an $80 million investment in development ...
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Unorthodox fuel puts Firebird in class of its own
Mark Hannant Hydrogen peroxide is usually associated with adolescents and bleached hair. For Intora Firebird it has a much more significant, application. The Southend, UK-based manufacturer has unveiled three versions of its hydrogen peroxide-fuelled Intora Firebird at the show's static display. Unfortunately, while it is the novel fuel ...
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UK plans hold key for European military builders
Tim Ripley The future of Europe's military aircraft manufacturing capability depends on the UK's Future Offensive Air System (FOAS), say British Aerospace executives. "Without something new, the current capacity in our industry is threatened," says Martin Blaze, BAe's FOAS project director. "FOAS is one thing that will ...
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Kaman tests out battlefield UAV theory
Kaman's K-MAX heavy lift helicopter has participated in two US Navy and Marine Corps exercises to test the potential of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to deliver critical supplies to troops on the ground. Using the global poitioning systems, the K-MAX was able to simulate flight as a ...
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Lockheed Martin works on cockpit
Lockheed Martin is to develop a common cockpit for the US Navy's upgraded Sikorsky SH-60Rs and new CH-60s, using commercial technology, after abandoning its initial upgrade approach as too expensive. The company has won a $61 million contract to equip two SH-60R prototypes for flight testing in late 1999, to ...
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UAV breaks record with transatlantic crossing
An uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) completed a 3,200km (2,000nm) transatlantic flight on 21 August using only 6 litres (2USgal) of fuel during the 26h crossing. The record flight was achieved by an Aerosonde "robotic" aircraft built by composite manufacturing specialist RnR Products of Milpitas, California. It was developed over ...
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Boeing Delta III explodes on maiden flight
Tim Furniss/LONDON Boeing's first Delta III commercial booster exploded on its maiden flight about 70s after launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 26 August. The Hughes PanAmSat Galaxy X satellite was lost in the $277 million failure. Boeing said that the Delta III began to malfunction at T+55s ...