All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 112
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US firm targets unmanned helicopter market with two new designs
A Colorado, US-based supplier has unveiled two new unmanned helicopters designed to challenge the Saab Skeldar and Schiebel S-100 in bids for US contracts.
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NewsProduction F-35s to stay parked for IPP fix
Lockheed Martin F-35s resumed flight testing over the weekend, but two production aircraft remain grounded while safety investigators continue scrutinising their power and thermal management system ...
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Old fashioned weaponary now greatest threat to war zone helicopter survivability
The shooting down of a Chinook earlier this month suggests that it is easier to protect helicopters from advanced smart weapons than from bullets and RPGs
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AUVSI: Aurora reveals Reaper-like payloads for Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed the payload options in consideration for the experimental Orion UAS, a five-day endurance vehicle now in development.
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AUVSI: RQ-7 likely not to blame for C-130 collision
An initial analysis may absolve the AAI RQ-7 Shadow of blame for a mid-air collision with a Lockheed Martin C-130 over Afghanistan on August 15, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
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Composite nanotubes find new aerospace applications
For nearly 20 years, the super-strength, lightweight material has found commercial application in golf clubs and bicycles, but has made few in-roads into the aerospace industry.
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AUVSI: Boeing pauses Phantom Ray tests after two flights
Boeing has ended the scheduled flight test program for the self-funded Phantom Ray unmanned combat air systems (UCAS) demonstrator after two sorties.
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AUVSI: AAI reveals 75lb Aerosonde
AAI has quietly revealed a 75lb version of the Mk 4.7 Aerosonde UAS.
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AUVSI: US Army takes interest in armed UAS software
The US Army has showed interest in a technology sponsored by the air force to adapt armed unmanned air systems (UAS) for the close air support role, according to a Raytheon manager.
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NewsAUVSI: Canada withdraws from NATO RQ-4 program
Canada has become the second country to withdraw from the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 alliance ground surveillance (AGS) program, but the remaining NATO partners are "very close" to signing a contract, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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AUVSI: Lockheed boosts Stalker endurance by four times
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated 8h endurance by the Stalker UAS, quadrupling the stamina of the 14lb, hand-launched aircraft.
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AUVSI: Aerovel announces first wing-borne flight for Flexrotor
Washington state-based Aerovel demonstrated on August 14 the ability of the vertical take-off landing Flexrotor to transition to horizontal flight, the company.
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NewsAUVSI: Marine Corps experiments with armed Shadow
The US Marine Corps has decided to experiment with arming the AAI RQ-7 Shadow, in a move that could lead to adding hundreds of unmanned air systems (UAS) to the weaponized fleet.
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AUVSI: Integrator picks up early order option on STUAS contract
The US Navy and Marine Corps have picked up options to buy four early versions of the Insitu Integrator even as the small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS) remains in development
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NewsAUVSI: Code Pink targets AUVSI news event in anti-'drone' campaign
The grass-roots anti-war group Code Pink targeted the pre-show AUVSI news conference to continue its protests against the use of armed unmanned air systems.
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NewsUS Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision
When the US Army aviation community looks into the future, it sees a radically different helicopter fleet that could turn the domestic helicopter industry upside down.
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NewsAUVSI: US Navy taps GA-ASI to support carrier-based UAS study
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) will help the US Navy shape the requirement for an unmanned, carrier-launched, surveillance and strike.
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NewsAUVSI: Sikorsky goes full-tilt with Korean UAV
Sikorsky is apparently entering the market for tiltrotor unmanned air systems, in an unexpected challenge to one of Bell Helicopter's core technologies.
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NewsAUVSI: USAF formally approves first RQ-4 Block 30 operational orbit
The US Air Force has accepted that four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 unmanned air systems are now ready to maintain one orbit of continuous surveillance over a 30-day period ...
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AUVSI: Northrop radar deployed on US border
The US government has confirmed deploying a new Northrop Grumman radar on unmanned aircraft systems to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers on the...