February 21, 2012

LONGBOW Delivers First Block III Apache Data Link System to the Army

The LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III, the company announced Monday. "The delivery of the first Apache Block III UAS [Unmanned Aircraft Systems] control system, called the UTA, marks the next major capability advancement for the Apache, which continues to be the...

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  • AeroVironment, Sentinent Sign License Agreement

    February 14, 2012 | AeroVironment, (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., and Australia-based Sentient signed an exclusive global license agreement that allows AeroVironment to distribute Sentient's automatic target detection software for full motion video for use with small...

  • Congress Passes Long-Awaited  FAA Reauthorization

    February 7, 2012 | Congress passed long-awaited, long-term FAA funding authorization on Monday, funding the agency through 2015 and giving a big boost to the agency's multi-billion-dollar Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) initiative. The four-year...

  • DoD Proposes Terminating Global Hawk Block 30s

    February 2, 2012 | The Department of Defense (DoD) proposed a series of budget cuts last week, including the slower procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the cancellation of the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft system (UAS). In its “Defense Budget...

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  • Insitu Awarded Navy Support Contract

    January 31, 2012 | Boeing subsidiary Insitu, based in Bingen, Wash., was awarded a $41.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for...

  • Northrop Grumman, Navy Demo Refueling Hardware of X-47B

    January 27, 2012 | Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of flight tests to demonstrate technology that could help extend the operating range and flight duration of future carrier-based unmanned systems. The flight tests, completed Jan. 21 in...

  • AAI UAS, ViaSat Enter UAS Communications Alliance

    January 24, 2012 | AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and ViaSat entered into a strategic alliance to align AAI’s advanced unmanned aircraft and command and control technologies with ViaSat integrated airborne and terrestrial satellite communications, as well as its...