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Washington - Nov 18, 2003NASA has recently completed the design phase of a flight safety system to potentially lower range operations cost for the launch of expendable launch vehicles. The Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS) is being developed in three phases by a NASA team of flight systems, operations and range safety personnel. First Comms Check Between Global Hawk And Manned Airborne Battle Management Platform 
Edwards AFB - Nov 17, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully conducted the first communication between the U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system and a manned airborne battle management platform. |
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German Firm Wins Order For Custom Built Lithium Batteries For SUAVs
Plymouth Meeting - Nov 10, 2003Lithium Technology Corporation, has received a purchase order to produce an initial battery pack for an all-electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [UAV] manufactured by Views-On-High, Inc. Hungary And Czech Republic Sign Up For Ground Surveillance Program 
Budapest - Nov 05, 2003The Transatlantic Industrial Proposed Solution (TIPS) for the NATO alliance ground surveillance (AGS) program has successfully secured another two industry memoranda of understanding with the Czech Republic and Hungary industry associations in signing ceremonies on Nov. 3 and 4 respectively. UAV Market to Top $10 Billion over Next Decade 
Newtown - Oct 29, 2003The market for unmanned air vehicles that perform reconnaissance and surveillance missions is expected to be worth $10.6 billion over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International's "The Market for UAV Reconnaissance Systems." US Military In Iraq Plagued By Intelligence Shortcomings 
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Oct 25, 2003US operations in Iraq (news - web sites) are being plagued by serious shortcomings in the military's ability to collect and process intelligence, with specially trained reconnaissance teams delivering barely a quarter of their planned output, according to the latest US Army assessment. BAE Systems and AAI Corp Form TEAM SHADOW In Australian UAV Surveillance Bid 
Hunt Valley - Oct 21, 2003BAE SYSTEMS Australia and AAI Corporation have announced an agreement to compete as "Team Shadow" for the Commonwealth of Australia JP 129 program. The Team Shadow JP 129 solution is based on the Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) system designed by AAI Corporation and currently providing crucial surveillance and reconnaissance support to U.S. Army forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Fire Scout On Final Approach For First Shipboard Landings 
San Diego - Oct 17, 2003In preparation for an historic first shipboard landing by the U.S. Navy's RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle, Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted two successful test flights of the UAV in late August. Sending Up A Round Of BattleCam 
Atlanta - Oct 17, 2003Soldiers in battle are always trying to discern what's in front of them. Both victory and survival can depend on it. Yet too often, buildings, hills, forests and jungles get in the way. |
STARA Awarded US Army Contract to Deliver Small Munitions From UAV
Mesa - Oct 17, 2003On September 25th, STARA Technologies was awarded a contract by US Army TACOM-ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ to demonstrate the use of its existing miniature guided parafoil technology to deliver top-attack munitions from a lightweight Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Global Hawk Lands In Germany Ground Surveillance Sensor Testing
Nordholz - Oct 16, 2003A U.S. Air Force RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) landed in Germany today to begin a key airborne ground surveillance flight demonstration program for the German Ministry of Defense (MoD). Northrop Grumman Consolidates UAV Products Into One Organization
Washington - Oct 09, 2003In a move that aligns a successful acquisition strategy with increasing customer demand for mission-ready unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Wednesday that its Advanced Tactical C4I (ATC4I) organization, which produces the U.S. Army's RQ-5 Hunter UAV, will become a part of the company's Unmanned Systems unit in San Diego. Titan Awarded $36M SPAWAR Contract For UAV Support 
San Diego - Oct 07, 2003The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), Charleston has awarded Titan Corp a four-year (one base year plus three option years), indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract having a potential value, with options, of $36 million to provide engineering and technical services to support Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Operations. Goldeneye Shows Potential For A New Breed Of Unmanned Aircraft 
Manassas - Oct 01, 2003Aurora Flight Sciences has conducted a successful first flight of its unique GoldenEye-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), during testing in early September. The barrel-shaped autonomous vehicle was able to execute a smooth vertical take-off and transition to a stable hover well above the ground-hugging mist at the Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. Raytheon Group Mulls Predator UAVs For NATO Radar System 
Washington - Sep 24, 2003An international consortium led by Raytheon that is vying to build a $4 billion airborne radar system for NATO is inclined to incorporate Predator B unmanned aerial vehicles in its proposal, a Raytheon executive said Tuesday. Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle UAV Completes Long-Endurance Flight 
St. Louis - Sep 22, 2003ScanEagle, a low-cost, long-endurance autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed and built by Boeing and The Insitu Group, successfully demonstrated its long-endurance capability when it completed a 15.2-hour flight at the Boeing Boardman test facility in eastern Oregon. |
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