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New York - Jun 27, 2003A prototype zinc-air battery developed by Arotech Corp's Electric Fuel subsidiary has powered a Dragon Eye unmanned drone for the first time in a flight test in California. Fire Scout Performs Autonomous Recovery And Shutdown 
San Diego - Jun 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has achieved another first for the U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system. |
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US And Germany Step Up Plans For Global Hawk Elint Demonstration
Paris - Jun 23, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector and EADS said last week at the Paris Air Show that the U.S. Air Force and German Ministry of Defense (MoD) are moving ahead with a fall 2003 demonstration of an EADS-designed electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensor onboard the Northrop Grumman-produced RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Watchkeeper UAV Equipped With Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar
Paris - Jun 18, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems sector has reached a significant milestone for the United Kingdom's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) program. Hunter UAV Gets Tactical With New Radar Systems 
Baltimore - Jun 18, 2003The U.S. Army's Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), equipped with a Tactical UAV Radar (TUAVR), successfully demonstrated enhanced reconnaissance capabilities during a May 8-14 series of operational missions at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Altair High-Altitude, Long-Endurance UAV Makes First Flight 
Dryden - Jun 13, 2003 A milestone in the development of high-altitude, long-endurance remotely operated aircraft occurred Monday, June 9 with the first flight of NASA's Altair, the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to feature triple-redundant flight systems and avionics for increased reliability. TIPS Takes Mixed Fleet Approach To NATO UAV Program 
Le Bourget - Jun 12, 2003A cooperative mixed-fleet approach for NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) is being provided by the Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) industries, comprised of EADS, Galileo Avionica, Northrop Grumman ISS International Inc. and Thales. They will display their mixed-fleet solution during the Paris Air Show 2003. Fire Scout Closer To Operational Capability With 2nd Vehicle Shipped
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. |
Arotech Battery Passes Testing With Dragon Eye Unmanned Drone
New York - Apr 30, 2003 Arotech 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. |
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