Tag Archives: unmanned

Europe chalks up UAV civil insertion success

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Aimee Turner

A ground-breaking trial to fly unmanned aircaft in civilian airspace at the San Javier Air Base in Murcia in Spain has been hailed a success. … More ››

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LM heading $14m autonomous VTOL contract

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Aimee Turner

The United States’ Office of Naval Research has awarded a $13.5 million contract to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to explore highly advanced … More ››

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Net-centric Barracuda UAV completes tests

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Cassidian has successfully carried out a series of test flights with its Barracuda UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technology demonstrator at Goose Bay military airfield in … More ››

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Mosaic speeds mission planning for UAS testing

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Mission planning and validation time for UAV operations have been shortened by a new system from a Virginia, US-based air traffic management company. Mosaic ATM … More ››

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Small World

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Pamela Redford reports on how soldiers are learning to fly the US Army’s smallest unmanned aerial system ‘Big Red One’ A mobile training team from … More ››

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Army pilots, UAS operators team up

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Aimee Turner

US Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS, will take on a new role as a Combat Aviation Brigade, or CAB, element with the upcoming deployment … More ››

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Embry-Riddle taps Exelis flight-tracking data

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Aimee Turner

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and ITT Exelis have entered into a licensing agreement for Exelis to provide its real-time, integrated Next Generation flight-tracking data for the university’s academic … More ››

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AeroVironment UAV demos disaster comms

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Aimee Turner

AeroVironment is to employ its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to demonstrate aerial communications capabilities for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC is … More ››

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FAA streamlines unmanned permit process

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Aimee Turner

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has achieved the first unmanned aircraft systems milestone contained in the 2012 FAA reauthorization – streamlining the process for … More ››

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Datalink system set for European approval

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Aimee Turner

The first installation and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (ESTC) approval for Universal Avionics’ new UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management system is now … More ››

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