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National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams |
Global Hawk Gaining Scientific Pedigree Two high flying Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles have been adapted for environmental science research missions thanks to a joint effort by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman Corp. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 |
New Global Hawk Production Aircraft Surpass 1,000 Combat Hours Two new Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, built by Northrop Grumman Corp., have flown approximately 50 missions and more than 1,000 combat hours in support of coalition forces since their deployment in the Persian Gulf in January of this year. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 |
NOAA and NASA Begin Science Experiment With UAVs The UAV Flight Demonstration Project, using GA-ASI's Altair remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is the first time NOAA has funded a UAV Earth science demonstration mission. |
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Navy Surveillance Drone Undergoes First Round of Flight Tests The Navy is one step closer to having its own fleet of unmanned aircraft capable of conducting long-endurance surveillance missions at high altitudes. The MQ-4C Triton completed its initial test flight phase in March. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 |
Northrop Grumman plots UAV flights with MathWorks software Northrop designers used MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, and Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder to build the Northrop Grumman Trajectory Generation (NGTG) software that calculates feasible trajectories on approach to a simulated landing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 |
Northrop Grumman selects SprayCool enclosures for Global Hawk SprayCool, Liberty Lake, Wash., won a contract to supply two enclosures for each of the first five of 25 planned Block 30 aircraft. The enclosures will house Northrop Grumman's processing electronics in support of the Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload program. |
Science News May 6, 2006 |
Science Safari: Aircraft Photos The Dryden Flight Research Center's Web site contains images of many of the research and experimental aircraft flown at the test facility, from the 1940s to today.. |
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel |
High-Altitude Aircraft Could Spy for 5 Years Nonstop Scientists would like to create a drone with 1,000 times more durable than today's most persistent unmanned aircraft. |
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Although Combat Proven, Global Hawk Has Yet to Pass Key Tests In an upcoming evaluation of the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned aircraft, testers will determine whether a military system that already has seen extensive combat can pass the rigorous tests the Defense Department. |
Popular Mechanics March 2007 Jennifer Bogo |
NASA Mission Statement Q&A: Eyes on Earth Interview with a professor involved in a study to find out how Earth scientists view NASA's shifting priorities and how it may affect the study of the planet. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Ben Ames |
Unmanned combat aircraft takes to the air Military engineers at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems are working on a carrier-based unmanned fighter jet to serve in dangerous missions like striking enemy radar centers, or endurance missions like long-term surveillance. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 |
Dawn of the unmanned era While the U.S. military has used remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) since the Vietnam War with mixed results, recent combat action in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq has proven the utility of military unmanned systems. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Sandra Upson |
U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out In the Cold The degree of precision needed to forecast hurricanes, and the future accuracy of climate modeling as well, may be in danger if recent trends in Earth-observing satellite programs persist. |
National Defense October 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Surveillance Needs Fuel Demand for Unmanned Vehicles Currently, there are nearly 1,000 robotic vehicles being used for surveillance and reconnaissance, especially in maritime areas in the Central Command theater of operations, and combatant commanders keep asking for more. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 John McHale |
Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology Key Part of Space-Based Radar The technology of synthetic aperture radar, which has been used to map the Earth from space, will play an integral role in the U.S. Department of Defense's space-based radar programs. |
National Defense May 2012 Eric Beidel |
U-2, Global Hawk Advocates Square Off in Budget Battle Today, more airmen train to fly drones than bombers and fighter jets. But at least one part of that transition from manned to unmanned aviation is on hold. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 John McHale |
AUVSI show: AeroVironment test-flies liquid-hydrogen-powered UAV The Global Observer, a liquid-hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle, will be able to operate at altitudes to 65,000 feet for more than a week without refueling and with a flexible payload-carrying capacity of as much as 1,000 pounds. |
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014. |
The Motley Fool August 25, 2008 Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part 3 It's time to catch up with the latest developments regarding unmanned aerial vehicles. |
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci |
Air Force Refines Training Programs for UAV Operators With growing numbers of Predator and Global Hawk unmanned aircraft expected to enter service in the years ahead, the U.S. Air Force is solidifying plans to train operators and support crews. |
National Defense February 2008 David A. Deptula |
Unmanned Aircraft Not Just for Combat The speed with which unmanned aircraft capabilities have advanced in recent years has been astonishing. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 John McHale |
Sensitive and Tireless: High-Endurance UAVs Sense What Men Cannot Sensors for unmanned aircraft are evolving in efficiency and capability as payload designers look for every possible edge in surveillance, combat, and collision avoidance. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 |
In Brief Boeing NCO experiment spotlights technologies in urban scenario... Barco forms new U.S. company to meet government and military needs... Northrop Grumman to enhance video teleconferencing... NOAA uses unmanned aircraft for research... Wake County uses new 4.9 GHz public safety band... |
National Defense July 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Unmanned Systems Could Fly Majority of Air Force Missions Surveillance drones are becoming mainstream and the Air Force is even exploring a broader range of future missions for unmanned systems. |
National Defense August 2008 Sara Peck |
Civilian Drones Have Yet to Pass Weather Test Researchers at the Army's White Sands Missile Range in Arizona are developing weather forecasting software to help unmanned aerial vehicles fly in a variety of climates. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 J.R. Wilson |
Manned and Unmanned Aircraft to Share Controlled and Commercial Airspace Governments, organizations, and industries throughout the world are trying to find ways of developing electronic and electro-optical technologies to enable unmanned aerial vehicles to operate together safely. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John Keller |
Network-Centric Warfare Airborne Military Communications Links Approved for Deployment U.S. Air Force officials are planning to switch an airborne military communications networking link from prototype stage to deployment, which will provide a tactical gateway that links fighting forces in the field. |
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
The Navy's Fighter-Plane-Size UAV, the X-47B, Is Unveiled in California Yesterday, Northrop Grumman unveiled its first completed X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. This giant UAV could soon be one of the most lethal unmanned aircraft in the U.S. military. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 |
Global Hawk Uses Ethernet Switch From Performance Technologies Northrop Grumman needed a switching device for their Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle. They found a solution in the CPC6600 Embedded Ethernet Switch from Performance Technologies |
National Defense May 2013 Dan Parsons |
Worldwide, Drones Are in High Demand The U.S. military may be the most high-profile owner and operator of unmanned aircraft, but it is far from the only customer of the controversial vehicles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John McHale |
The Moon, Mars and beyond... The Space Shuttle program is due to be replaced by the Crew Exploration Vehicle. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 |
Global Hawk Uses Raytheon Optics Pilots of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) monitor enemy targets with an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) high-resolution imaging system built by Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems division. |
Popular Mechanics April 2007 Jeff Wise |
Civilian UAVs: No Pilot, No Problem You probably haven't yet seen a robot plane overhead. But more are flying all the time, and their promise is such that, like computers, they could move beyond commonplace to ubiquitous. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Global Hawk Costs Soar Cost overruns won't endanger Northrop Grumman's latest surveillance aircraft program, but federal budget cuts will likely hamper future defense contracts. |
National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Rich Smith |
Boeing: First in Space, in Air, and in Between Will Boeing make satellites obsolete? |
Geotimes September 2005 |
Discovery Returns to Flight The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off at 10:39 a.m. on July 26, successfully returning NASA to flight after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. |
National Defense November 2012 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Become Lighter, Faster In the future, the military can expect to have unmanned aerial vehicles that are faster, stealthier and lighter, with longer endurance and can hold heavier payloads. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
LaserMotive Wins NASA's Centennial Challenges Program with Wireless Energy Beaming Technology LaserMotive engineers enabled a robotic device to climb a vertical cable via wireless power transmission, technology that could help power a "space elevator" in the future |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Dan Radovsky |
Drones: More Than a Buzzword for Boeing Boeing's gamble in unmanned aircraft may pay off ... one day. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 John Keller |
L-3 Electrodynamics to provide crash-survivable memory units for Euro Hawk UAV New crash-survivable memory units, which can store 500 megabytes of data in crash-protected memory, is designed to meet the crash survivability requirements of the industry standard for military and commercial aircraft. |
National Defense February 2015 Valerie Insinna |
General Atomics Tests Sense-and-Avoid System General Atomics and NASA in November began flight testing a proof-of-concept sense-and-avoid system integrated onto an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 |
Northrop Grumman Flight Tests New Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System Northrop Grumman is providing flight-test support for the U.K.'s Nimrod MRA-4 aircraft to include software development and flight test personnel training in addition to fielding inquiries regarding the system. |
National Defense December 2013 Dan Parsons |
Debate Continues Over Role of Simulators in UAS Pilot Training There still is no agreed upon method of training new UAS pilots -- and keeping seasoned operators proficient -- for future conflicts where U.S. drones will be flying in contested airspace. |
National Defense October 2009 Stew Magnuson |
FAA Still Working on Rules for Domestic Pilotless Aircraft Use The Federal Aviation Administration fears that a drones will collide with commercial aircraft. |
National Defense May 2013 Dan Parsons |
Booming Unmanned Aircraft Industry Straining to Break Free of Regulations The advent of unmanned aerial vehicles taking flight within U.S. national airspace could mean an enormous economic windfall for aviation entrepreneurs and the nation's economy. |
Popular Mechanics July 2006 Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
National Defense May 2008 Breanne Wagner |
Worries About Mid-Air Collisions Keep Civilian Drones Grounded The agency that controls the domestic airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration, said unmanned aircraft are not yet ready to conduct realistic missions. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008 |
In Brief Contract news from Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, BAE Systems and NASA Polar satellite ends service after 12 years |
National Defense July 2004 Michael Peck |
Air Force, Navy to Join Forces On Unmanned Aircraft Project A nascent Air Force-Navy program to develop a family of unmanned combat aircraft will seek to show military planners how this technology can help commanders gather intelligence, spot the enemy and ultimately destroy designated targets. |