Military UAVs – Page 144
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AUVSI: Boeing/Insitu acknowledges Integrator crash during pre-STUAS contract demonstration
Boeing/Insitu confirms the Integrator won the small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS)/Tier II contract three weeks ago, despite crashing during a...
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AUVSI: Live fire, bombing in a hurry at Oklahoma UAV airport
When talking unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), Oklahoma is known as the "Sooner" state for a different reason: Sooner access to a test and training range. The...
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: Northrop says 2010 is the Year of the Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has declared 2010 "the Year of the Global Hawk Enterprise." The company's vice president for high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) systems,...
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AUVSI: Northrop discloses new details on Fire-X, MUVR
After paving the way for integrating unmanned helicopters onto US Navy ships, Northrop Grumman has disclosed details of two new projects to show the company...
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AUVSI: Awards dinner honours member achievements
The AUVSI Foundation Dinner and Awards Program last night highlighted some of the achievements of AUVSI's most illustrious members while also giving a nod...
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AUVSI: US Navy moves to forefront of military UAV future
The US Navy set its aviation course towards an unmanned future last week when top sailor Adm Gary Roughead warned aerospace executives looking to sell him...
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AUVSI: Indoor display highlights unmanned capabilites
The indoor demonstration areas for land, air and maritime systems came alive on Tuesday at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2010.
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Northrop in tune with Bell as it looks ahead
After paving the way for integrating unmanned helicopters on to US Navy ships, Northrop Grumman has disclosed details of two projects to show the company...
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AUVSI: UAV surveillance to increase as troops decrease
The US Army says the operational tempo for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in Iraq will likely increase as US combat units leave the country this year. "I...
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AUVSI: Kontron and AP Labs join forces
Embedded computer modules designer Kontron (booth 129) comes to this year's AUVSI with a whole new set of options to offer UAV manufacturers, following its...
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AUVSI: Army to test Boeing A160s for ISR
US Army officials say they will purchase a handful of Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft "within the next couple of years" to experiment with intelligence,...
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AUVSI: Northrop tries spreading Heron wings
The US Army's longest-serving UAV could get new wing to carry it beyond 2020 - if funding is found
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AUVSI: Skunk Works lifts curtain on new UAV programs
Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs division - also known as Skunk Works - has chosen the AUVSI show to lift the curtain on two previously internal...
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AUVSI: Navy admiral emphasises new urgency on carrier-based attack UAVs
The US Navy's top officer emphasised new urgency for placing a stealthy, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on carrier decks no later than 2018, but also made...
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AUVSI: Skunk Works reveals new depth of past UAV effort
Over the past 10 years, Lockheed Martin has drawn criticism for lacking a high-profile unmanned aircraft system (UAS). But new disclosures here provide...
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AUVSI: Honeywell hawks T-Hawk while Army mulls future
Honeywell is demonstrating the hover-and-stare virtues of its T-Hawk micro air vehicle to a wide variety of potential customers as the US Army Brigade Combat...
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AUVSI: Raytheon designing UAV-specific weapons
Putting weapons on UAVs "is a fait accompli," says Raytheon's Robert Francios, vice president of advanced missile systems and unmanned systems. With...
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AUVSI: Loitering with intent
Aurora Flight Sciences hopes the 'extreme persistence' capabilities of its Orion will enable the unmanned surveillance aircraft to stand out from the crowd
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Israel poised to issue brigade-level UAV tender
The Israeli ministry of defence will soon issue a tender for a brigade-level unmanned air vehicle to support Israeli infantry units.