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Army debuts new tool to defeat IEDs

March 11, 2010
Soldiers spoke and the Army listened. Officials will debut a new device designed to combat the deadly threat of improvised explosive devices during a Florida conference later this month.

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Boeing receives phase 1 of contract for US Air Force QF-16 Drone

March 10, 2010
Boeing has been awarded a US Air Force contract worth approximately $69.7 million for the initial engineering, manufacturing and development of QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Targets to replace the QF-4 fleet. Under the terms of the remainder of the contract, expected to be awarded in coming years, up to 1...

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Army approaches million unmanned flying hours

March 09, 2010
The Army is fast approaching one million hours of unmanned aviation flight with its unmanned aerial systems.

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Boeing 'Phantom Eye' hydrogen powered vehicle takes shape

March 09, 2010
The Boeing Company has begun to build Phantom Eye -- its first unmanned, liquid-hydrogen powered, high altitude long endurance (HALE) demonstrator aircraft.

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Curtiss-Wright awarded $25m contract from Northrop Grumman

March 03, 2010
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide the Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) program in the amount of approximately $25 million. T...

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Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft makes history with first round trip flight from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale facility

March 02, 2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) made aviation history Feb. 2 when it successfully completed its first roundtrip flight from the company's Palmdale, Calif., manufacturing facility. AF-20, a Block 30 Global Hawk built for the US Air Force, performed the h...

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The (retired) first eye in the sky

February 26, 2010
The Canadian Forces’ first retired CU-161 Sperwer unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – tail number 161001 – was unveiled at its new home at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa on Feb. 23, 2010, National Aviation Day and the 101st anniversary of the first powered flight in Canada.

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Northrop Grumman's Bat Unmanned Aircraft System successfully completes first flight

February 26, 2010
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that it has flown the first in a new series of Bat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in January. Configured with a 12-foot wingspan, the Bat-12 incorporates a highly-reliable Hirth engine as well as a low acoustic signature five-blade propeller. The new con...

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Elbit Systems unveils its UAS Intelligence Management Center

February 26, 2010
Elbit Systems Ltd. unveiled today, during a media and analysts visit to the Company's headquarters, its new Intelligence Management Center (IMC) for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The new center, already ordered by several customers around the world, enables management of UAS operational activitie...

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Boeing receives US Army production contract for Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment 1

February 26, 2010
Boeing today announced that it received a contract from the US Army on Feb. 24 for low-rate initial production of the initial brigade set of Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 capabilities. Under the $138 million, fixed-price contract, a team led by Boeing with support from Science...

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