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Edwards AFB - Apr 13, 2004The Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program conducted a weapons separation test of an inert bomb from a X-45A technology demonstrator, marking the first time that an unmanned aircraft has released a weapon from an internal bay, and the first time that a weapon has been released from a high-speed, high-performance, unmanned aircraft with a stealthy shape. GoldenEye-100 UAV Successfully Completes Initial Flight Test Program 
Manassas VA - Apr 08, 2004Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation has successfully completed its initial flight test program for the company's GoldenEye-100 unmanned aerial vehicle. Flight testing began in September 2003 and all of the GoldenEye-100's flights, including the first flight last fall, have been in fully autonomous control modes. |
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Smiths Introduces Innovative Autonomous Refuelling To The UK 
London - Apr 01, 2004Smiths Aerospace has recently filed a patent in the UK for a new autonomous aerial refuelling technology. Smiths is advancing the technology on the 767 Tanker Transport by developing autonomous aerial refuelling capabilities using the hose and drogue technique for UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) and UCAVs (unmanned combat air vehicles). Pyramid Vision Debuts Integrated Security Sensor Visualization 
Las Vegas - Apr 01, 2004Pyramid Vision, the performance leader in intelligent video surveillance, announced that it would debut Hawk, an integrated and scaleable security sensor management platform at the 2004 International Security Conference this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Northrop Grumman Bids For UK Watchkeeper Battlefield Program 
London - Mar 18, 2004Northrop Grumman ISS International Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, today submitted its proposal for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence's Watchkeeper battlefield imagery and intelligence program. US To Deploy Unmanned Drones In Skies Over Mexican Border 
Washington (AFP) - Mar 17, 2004The United States plans to deploy unmanned planes, or drones, into the skies over the border between Arizona and Mexico to guard against potential terrorist activities and clamp down on illegal border crossings, a top US security official said. GuideStar Flight Control Selected for Finmeccanica's Sky-X UAV 
Warrenton - Mar 17, 2004Athena Technologies announced today the selection of its GuideStar control unit by Alenia Aeronautica for its Sky-X UAV. Alenia Aeronautica S.P.A, a Finmeccanica company, of Turin, Italy, has selected the GuideStar GS311 as the Flight Control System (FCS) for its Sky-X UAV. Northrop Grumman's Load-Bearing Antennas Offer
El Segundo - Mar 16, 2004Northrop Grumman Corporation will help the U.S. Air Force enhance the surveillance capabilities of aerial vehicles by embedding antennas in the primary load-bearing structures of composite aircraft wings. Proxity Developing VSTOL Type UAV 
New Orleans - Mar 10, 2004On Alert Systems, Inc., subsidiary of Proxity Digital Networks, Inc. has formed a new operating subsidiary, Cyber Aerospace Corp. The new subsidiary is currently developing vertical take off and landing (VSTOL) versions of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that perform specialized missions. |
Electro-Optic Sensors Boom In New Battlefield Environment
San Jose - Mar 09, 2004 Technological advances, coupled with changes in military doctrine, are expected to drive the European military airborne electro-optic (EO) systems market. Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan reveals that this market is estimated to generate about EUR 800 million by 2013. Aerosonde UAV Completes First Operational Flights At NASA Wallops 
Wallops Island - Mar 08, 2004A small, unmanned airplane recently conducted flights along the Virginia coast showing its capability to support NASA science missions. NASA and Aerosonde North America, Inc., conducted several flights of the Aerosonde unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) February 20 through 27. Army Orders 11 New Shadow Tactical UAVs Form United Industrial 
Hunt Valley - Mar 04, 2004United Industrial Corporation said Monday that its AAI Corporation defense subsidiary has received two related orders from the U.S. Army for a total of 11 additional RQ-7A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems. Total value of the two orders is $97 million. Predators Move To Balad 
Balad, Iraq (AFPN) Mar 02, 2004The unit came packed and ready to position themselves autonomously, so they could pursue their prey quietly, unseen for hours. Arriving ready to set up one of the most impressive unmanned aerial aircraft in the U.S. inventory, the Nevada unit was ready for business within days of their arrival here. "We are self-sufficient," said Maj. Russell Lee, 46th ERS commander who is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Metal Storm To Weaponize UAVs For DoD Demonstration 
Arlington - Feb 27, 2004Metal Storm Limited announced today that it is planning to live-fire its 40mm electronic-weapon system on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) helicopter in the U.S. shortly. Preparation and fabrication are well advanced and a UAV airframe has already been shipped into Australia to commence the weapon/UAV integration process. Drones, Warplanes And A Dreamliner Star At Asian Aerospace Show
Singapore (AFP) Feb 25, 2004Unmanned "drones" take centre stage with modern warplanes and long-range commercial aircraft when the world's third biggest aerospace event takes off here Tuesday, with major manufacturers hoping to cash in on Asia's spiralling aviation needs. US Army To Deploy Lockheed Martin Aerostat Surveillance Systems In Iraq 
Akron - Feb 16, 2004The US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.6 million contract to provide the first of two 56,000-cubic-foot tethered aerostat surveillance systems for deployment in Iraq. The aerostats, equipped with various sensors, will provide a persistent surveillance capability in the defense of ground forces and high-value assets in Baghdad. |
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