Unmanned

Military Aviation News April 24, 2014

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft

OWEGO, N.Y., April 23, 2014 –Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™…

General Aviation News March 21, 2014

Triton Unmanned Air System completes initial flight test phase

The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton completed its initial flight test phase at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., facility March 13, bringing the unmanned air system one step…

Military Aviation News February 5, 2014

First flights of UK-built Taranis unmanned aircraft surpass all expectations

Maiden flight Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, made its maiden flight at an undisclosed test range on Saturday 10 August 2013, under…

Military Aviation News January 31, 2014

announcement on further UK/ French unmanned air systems (UAS) Technology development

Following today’s announcement by the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, and French President, Francois Hollande regarding the two year unmanned systems feasibility study, worth £120M…

Military Aviation News January 13, 2014

Unmanned demo aircraft exceeds 10,000 combat flight hours

The Navy’s unmanned RQ-4A Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator (BAMS-D) surpassed 10,000 flight hours in December 2013 in support of operations in the U.S. Central…

Military Aviation News November 25, 2013

The Navy concluded another round of carrier testing Nov. 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system integration within the aircraft carrier environment.

The Navy concluded another round of carrier testing Nov. 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system integration within the aircraft carrier…

Military Aviation News November 21, 2013

Northrop Grumman’s BACN Completes 5,000 Combat Missions, Providing Critical Communications Capabilities to Warfighters

SAN DIEGO – Nov. 21, 2013 – The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the U.S. Air Force, has…

Military Aviation News November 4, 2013

Navy’s new Fire Scout unmanned helicopter takes its first flight

The Navy’s newest variant of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed its first day of flying Oct. 31 at Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu….

Military Aviation News November 1, 2013

US Navy New Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Takes its First Flight

PT MUGU, Calif. (NNS) — The Navy’s newest variant of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter completed its first day of flying Oct. 31 at Naval…

General Aviation News October 15, 2013

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Australia UAV Challenge Competition

CANBERRA, Australia – Oct. 14, 2013 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue, a competition in…

Civilian aviation news October 14, 2013

It is back in black…

The aircraft which has led pioneering work in unmanned flight has got a new look The humble Jetstream, dubbed the ‘Flying Test Bed’, has changed…

Military Aviation News September 18, 2013

U.S. Navy Expands Surveillance Mission for Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Unmanned Aircraft

The U.S. Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation-built maritime unmanned demonstrator under a contract awarded Sept….

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