Global Hawk UAV Achieves Military Airworthiness Certification
San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2006
Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk reconnaissance system is the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to achieve a military airworthiness certification. This certification, along with the Certificate of Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration, recognizes Global Hawk's ability to routinely fly within national airspace.
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Eagle Eye Vertical Lift UAV Achieves First Flight Milestone
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Feb 09, 2006
Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron, has announced that its TR918 Eagle Eye Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) lifted off the ground for the first time today when it achieved the first flight milestone in this ground breaking, vertical-lift unmanned aircraft program.
Raytheon Awarded A Follow-On Global Hawk Ground Segments Contract
Falls Church VA (SPX) Feb 10, 2006
Raytheon has been awarded a follow-on contract to produce ground segments for Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk program, which will support the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aerial system. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle provides the U.S. Air Force and military field commanders near-real-time, high-resolution, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery.
Philippines To Purchase Unmanned Spy Planes
Manila (AFP) Feb 01, 2006
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has ordered the purchase of unmanned spy planes to help guard the troubled southeast Asian archipelago's maritime borders, the presidential palace said Wednesday.
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Global Hawk Earns Military Airworthiness Certification
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jan 31, 2006
Global Hawk became the first unmanned aerial system to complete the military airworthiness certification process and be granted a military airworthiness certificate during a ceremony Jan. 25 at Aeronautical Systems Center here.
Two Production RQ-4A Global Hawks Deploy In Global War On Terrorism
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2006
U.S. forces supporting the war on terrorism gained two critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets this month when the U.S. Air Force deployed the first two production RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles to theater. Global Hawk is designed and produced by Northrop Grumman.
USAF Orders Five Predator UAVs
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2006
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems is being awarded a $41,403,571 fixed price incentive firm contract.
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Autonomous Fire Scout UAV Lands On Ship
Patuxent River MD (SPX) Jan 25, 2006
The Navy�s Unmanned Aerial System program office, and the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV) Program completed a major developmental milestone as the VTUAV system completed nine autonomous landings aboard USS Nashville (LPD 13). One air vehicle performed the initial tests with three landings Jan. 16, and a second air vehicle was launched Jan. 17 to complete the testing.
Oshkosh Unveils Next Gen Unmanned Defense Logistics Vehicle
Oshkosh WI (SPX) Jan 24, 2006
Oshkosh Truck has announced that it has unveiled an unmanned version of its Palletized Load System (PLS) vehicle at the U.S. Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Component Technology Demonstrations in Yuma, Ariz.
USAF Take Delivery Of First Production Global Hawks
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH (SPX) Jan 21, 2006
The first of two production Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles began flying missions in support of the global war on terrorism within hours of arriving in theater earlier this month.
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Northrop Grumman's Navy Fire Scout Gets Its Sea Legs
Patuxent River MD (SPX) Jan 19, 2006
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman wrote a new chapter in naval aviation history when two RQ-8A Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) completed nine autonomous shipboard landings on board USS Nashville (LPD 13) off the coast of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
NG Takes Delivery Of MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV Airframe
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2006
Northrop Grumman received the first MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) airframe from its teammate, Schweizer Aircraft on Jan. 3 at Northrop Grumman's new Unmanned Systems Center in Moss Point, Miss., signaling the start of aircraft production.
Geneva Completes First Stage Of US Navy Project
Carrollton TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2006
Geneva Aerospace has successfully completed an unmanned test flight of a Long-EZ aircraft, outfitted with their command, control and communication (C3) solutions. Naval Air Systems Command and the United States Air Force UAV Battlelab are jointly supporting the project.
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