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Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Designed Exclusively for Test and Evaluation

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has designed a Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft system especially for test and evaluation purposes. This announcement was made by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

4 Nov 2011

Recon System 16 Unmanned Aircraft Flies Over Gulf of Mexico

The first airborne science mission of the American Aerospace and Texas A&M University was completed by flying the Recon unmanned aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico. The mission was completed under a Certificate of Authorization (COA) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

29 Oct 2011

Portable Qube UAS from AeroVironment for Use in Applications Requiring Public Safety

AeroVironment has launched the Qube, UAS which can be used on missions aimed at providing public safety, like first response or law enforcement. The Qube UAS is a compact, portable system which can be unpacked and be made ready for use in less than five minutes.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 29 Oct 2011

US Army Receives Aerosonde and Orbiter UAS from AAI

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has delivered two UAS systems, Aerosonde Mark 4.7 small unmanned aircraft systems and Orbiter Miniature UAS to the US Army’s Communications-Electronics research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).

29 Oct 2011

AAI Integrates Universal Ground Control Station with UAS Technologies from Aurora Flight Sciences

AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Aurora Flight Sciences enter into a strategic agreement for combining the services of Universal Ground Control Station from AAI and Orion UAS and Optionally Piloted Aircraft (OPA) from Aurora Flight Sciences.

14 Oct 2011

Advanced Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Launched at AUSA Annual Exhibition

The latest advanced version of the Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft (TUAS) has been launched by AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The launch took place at the annual meeting and exhibition of the Association of the US Army (AUSA) for the year 2011.

12 Oct 2011

Insitu ScanEagle UAS Deployed in Canadian Arctic Exercise

A wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and the developer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), Insitu announced that the ScanEagle UAS was successful in transmitting real-time video to the Canadian Forces during a recent large-scale military exercise, Operation Nanook.

11 Oct 2011

Fury 1500 UAS Capable of Supporting Multiple Payloads

AME Unmanned Air Systems has declared that the Fury 1500 Special Mission UAS has achieved a successful 14.2 hour flight. The Fury 1500 was manufactured at the company’s San Luis Obispo facility.

11 Oct 2011

Faun Trackway Builds UAV Landing Mat Technology

Faun Trackway, based at the US, has launched a new technology known as Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM), which has been specifically developed for landing of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

11 Oct 2011

ReconRobotics Awarded U.S. Army Contract for Scout Robots

ReconRobotics Inc. has secured a contract to supply the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force with 315 Recon Scout XT micro robot kits and SearchStick Devices. The deal is worth $4.8 million and will see the company completing the delivery by end of the month.

6 Oct 2011