Lockheed Martin Unveils New Desert Hawk UAS variant
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said May 6 that it has developed Desert Hawk 4, a longer-endurance variant of its hand-launched Desert Hawk 3 unmanned aerial system (UAS). Desert Hawk 4 can stay airborne for...
View ArticleAir Force Global Hawk Upgrades Greenlighted
The Air Force has received Defense Department approval to update its fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced May 5. The Milestone C decision...
View ArticleHouse Panel Approves DHS Bills On Drone Attacks, Reducing IT Duplication
A House panel that oversees the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday marked up several bills, including one that seeks to better understand how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) could be...
View ArticleFAA Launched D.C. Region No Drone Zone Campaign
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last Wednesday announced a public outreach campaign for the Washington, D.C., region to emphasize cities and towns within a 15-mile radius of Ronald Reagan...
View ArticleSenators Urge Defense Secretary to Standardize UAS Pilot Training
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Republican and Democrat are calling for the Defense Department to standardize drone pilot training. “We are disturbed that the Department of Defense has no...
View ArticleTesting Complete On Army’s Newest Gray Eagle Video Terminal
The Army’s newest, most portable video terminal for intelligence gathered by the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle has completed its initial round of operational tests. An upgraded version of...
View ArticleNew A&D Report Sees Global Military UAV Market Growth Outpacing Rest Of...
The market for military-related unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is expected to grow on average 9 percent annually, or up to $11.6 billion, during the next 10 years, outpacing the defense industry...
View ArticleAir Force Global Hawks Could Soon Carry Any Sensor
The Air Force in July will begin testing a payload adapter for the RQ-4 Global Hawk that will allow it to carry the sensor that is currently carried by the manned U-2 surveillance aircraft. The...
View ArticleSenate Panel Hits Coast Guard For ‘Neglect’ On Lack Of UAS Acquisition
The Coast Guard's small but expanding fleet of National Security Cutters (NSC) continues to operate without key unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which is a source of “neglect,” Senate appropriators say...
View ArticleCoast Guard Begins Series Of Small UAS Evaluations
The Coast Guard in June began a series of evaluations of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) that could be launched—preferably by hand—from cutters other than its high-endurance National Security...
View ArticleFAA Authorizes More Than 1,000 UAS To Fly in U.S. Airspace
The number of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) authorized to fly in U.S. airspace has topped 1,000 under a law that allows case-by-case exemptions for pilots to fly outside of existing flight restrictions...
View ArticleReport: Global UAV Market Could Reach $14 Billion Within A Decade
The global market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will continue its meteoric expansion from $4 billion annual expenditures to $14 billion by 2025, according to the Aerospace Analyst Teal Group’s...
View ArticleFAA Selects Two Officials To Guide UAS Integration Into National Airspace
Strengthening its management of how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) will be incorporated into routine use in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday named two...
View ArticleElbit Wins $78 Million Contract To Provide UAS-Based Intelligence System To...
Elbit Systems [ESLT] was awarded a contract worth about $78 million to supply an unnamed European country with an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)-based intelligence system, the company said Sunday. The...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom Awards $36 Million In Contracts For Unmanned Aerial Systems As...
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence awarded two contracts worth nearly $36 million for two small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to bring them into the military’s core equipment program, the ministry...
View ArticleFAA To Evaluate CACI Technology For UAS Detection Near Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday said it has entered into a Pathfinder agreement with CACI International [CACI] to evaluate the company’s technology for detecting unmanned...
View ArticleSpain Requests $243 Million In MQ-9 Block 5 Aircraft
The State Department approved a possible $243 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Spain for four MQ-9 Block 5 Aircraft and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The Defense...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Unveils Counter-UAS System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Monday unveiled a device that can counteract Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) with non-kinetic cyber defeat options. The ICARUS, on display at the Association of the United States...
View ArticleNavy Nuclear Power Chief Says Unmanned Systems Are Future Of Submarine Warfare
Unmanned systems will revolutionize undersea warfare much in the manner that nuclear propulsion did, the Navy’s new nuclear reactors chief said Oct. 21. “I think we have an imperative, now, to...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Wins $4.6 Million DoD Contract For Development Of Maritime...
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a $4.6 million contract by the Defense Department’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) for continued development of a maritime canister-launched...
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