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UAS sensor operator training to begin at Randolph
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: Air Force officials recently gave Randolph Air Force Base instructors the green light to begin training the next generation of enlisted sensor operators to support unmanned aircraft systems. Stemming from the high demand for unmanned aircraft and operators, the 1UOX1 Air Force Specialty Code career field for enlisted sensor operators [...]
Air Force Leaders Roll Out UAS Flight Plan
WASHINGTON: Air Force leaders ushered in a new era of airpower capabilities with the approval of the Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan June 23 by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. The plan, which was developed by the Air Force’s UAS Task [...]
Lynx Radar on Sky Warrior UAS Completes Successful First Flight
SAN DIEGO: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, today announced that its Lynx Block 30 Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator (SAR/GMTI) radar has completed two successful test flights on a Sky Warrior Block 1 UAS in support of the planned [...]
AH-64D Apache Block III Demonstrates Level IV UAS Control
MESA, Az: Boeing today announced that the AH-64D Apache Block III prototype helicopter successfully demonstrated Level IV unmanned aircraft system (UAS) connectivity on June 8 during a flight test over the Arizona desert. Level IV UAS connectivity is one of the key technology enhancements being developed for the U.S. Army’s Apache Block III attack helicopter [...]
Hunter UAV Reaches 75k Flight Hours Milestone
HERNDON, Va.: Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed 75,000 flight hours in service, 50,000 of which were flown in combat. The MQ-5B Hunter, which is currently deployed in the Global War on Terrorism, provides warfighters with state-of-the-art reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition (RSTA), communications [...]
ScanEagle UAS Proves Worth In Pirate-Hostage Crisis
Washington DC: A ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) proved to be a significant and valuable tool in the rescue of US freighter captain Richard Phillips after he had been taken hostage by Somali pirates. Four raiders boarded the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama freighter on April 8, making it the first US-flagged vessel to fall prey to [...]
First Successful Flight of UAS Predator C Avenger
SAN DIEGO: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and surveillance systems, today announced the introduction of its next generation aircraft in the extremely successful Predator® UAS series, Predator C Avenger. The first flight of the new multi-mission jet-powered Avenger occurred on April 4 [...]
Raven UAS Achieves 30-Hour Persistent Surveillance
Monrovia CA: The U.S. Army Product Manager for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) and AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) recently conducted a continuous 30-hour demonstration of persistent surveillance of a point target using AV’s RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system. The demonstration at Camp Roberts, Calif. followed an inquiry from Pentagon officials regarding the potential for AV’s [...]
Command and Control Demo of ScanEagle UAS from AEW&C Aircraft
SEATTLE: Boeing on March 16 successfully demonstrated simultaneous command and control of three ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft flying over Washington State. Using the company’s UAS battle-management software, airborne operators issued NATO-standard sensor and air-vehicle commands via a UHF [...]
