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San Diego - May 20, 2003The U.S. Navy has moved one step closer to operational capability for its RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the on-time delivery of the second production unit by its maker, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC). Boeing To Develop New X-45C For Air Force And Navy Demonstrations 
Chicago - Apr 30, 2003Boeing reports that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked it to modify its current X-45B Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) design to cost effectively meet both the Air Force's evolving need for greater range and loiter capability and the Navy's objectives in their DARPA-led UCAV-N demonstration program. |
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Arotech Battery Passes Testing With Dragon Eye Unmanned Drone
New York - Apr 30, 2003Arotech Corporation reports that a prototype zinc-air battery developed by its Electric Fuel subsidiary passed a milestone in testing a Marine Dragon Eye unmanned drone at Quantico Marine Corps Base, Virginia. Northrop Grumman Developing Fire Scout Manned Version 
San Diego - Apr 28, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector and teammate Schweizer Aircraft Corp. have extended their string of successes in developing a new four-blade rotor for the U.S. Navy's RQ-8 Fire Scout vertical tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV). Operational Concept For Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Unveiled 
El Segundo - Apr 17, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has unveiled its operational system concept for a naval unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV-N) designed to fly surveillance, strike and suppression-of-enemy-air-defense missions from an aircraft carrier. Marines Take Control Of Fire Scout UAV Test 
San Diego - Apr 17, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector continued its successful flight testing of the U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle in March with the first flight fully operated from the U.S. Marine Corps' (USMC) S-788, a HMMWV-mounted ground control station (GCS). UAV Collision-Avoidance Flight Demonstrations Scheduled 
Edwards - Apr 08, 2003A new series of NASA-sponsored flight demonstrations of collision-avoidance systems being developed to enable remotely or autonomously operated aircraft to fly safely in civil airspace shared with piloted aircraft are planned for the first week in April over Southern California's high desert. Fire Scout To Get New Blades
San Diego - Apr 03, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector and subcontractor teammate Schweizer Aircraft Corp. have successfully tested a four-blade rotor upgrade that will increase the payload capacity, speed, range, altitude and endurance of the U.S. Navy RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system. UAV Roadmap Helps The 21st Century Warfighter 
WASHINGTON - Apr 03, 2003The Department of Defense's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Roadmap provides a defensewide vision for UAVs and related technology, said the deputy of the UAV Planning Task Force in congressional testimony here March 26. |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Roadmap Report
WASHINGTON - Mar 25, 2003The US Department of Defense has released the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Roadmap Report that will help guide US defence planning across all services and and agencies in the development and use of unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned combat aerial vehicles for the next 25 years. UAVs Play Growing Operational Role 
WASHINGTON - Mar 07, 2003The Air Force's deputy chief of staff for air and space operations is cautiously optimistic about the growing role of unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely piloted vehicles in future conflicts. Northrop Grumman Delivers Seventh Global Hawk Vehicle 
San Diego - Feb 25, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector delivered the seventh air vehicle of the Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system to the U.S. Air Force Feb. 14 following the vehicle's successful first flight. Can Robots Fly On NukePower Alone 
Washington - Feb 25, 2003The US Air Force is reported to be examining the feasibility of a nuclear-powered version of an unmanned aircraft. The revelations come in the latest issue of New Scientist published Feb 22. X-47A Pegasus Goes Autonomous 
China Lake - Feb 24, 2003Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector achieved a significant milestone in autonomously controlled flight today with the successful first flight of its Pegasus experimental unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The flight took place at Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif. Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV Completes Four-Hour Flight
San Diego - Feb 13, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector continued its successful envelope expansion of the U.S. Navy Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned system with a four-hour mission Feb. 8, the longest flight test to date. Northrop Grumman now has conducted more than 35 flights in the ongoing test demonstrations since May 2002. Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout UAV Completes Four-Hour Flight
San Diego - Feb 13, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector continued its successful envelope expansion of the U.S. Navy Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned system with a four-hour mission Feb. 8, the longest flight test to date. Northrop Grumman now has conducted more than 35 flights in the ongoing test demonstrations since May 2002. |
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