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L-3 Link Simulation & Training delivers additional Predator mission aircrew training systems

August 31, 2010
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has delivered six additional Predator Mission Aircrew Training Systems (PMATS) and associated support equipment to two US Air Force installations and one Air National Guard site.

Lockheed Martin's new multi-purpose Hellfire II missile destroys tank in flight test

August 31, 2010
Lockheed Martin's multi-purpose AGM114R HELLFIRE II missile struck and destroyed a stationary tank target in its third proof-of-principle flight test, a ground-launch test configured to simulate launch from an unmanned aerial system (UAS). The R-model, or "Romeo" missile, features a multi-purpose wa...

AUVSI: Lockheed Martin's seed of an idea

August 27, 2010
Lockheed Martin has been particularly keen to show off the fruits of one programme that is emerging from its Advanced Technologies Laboratories. Under the direction of principal research scientist, Stephen Jameson, the laboratories have been working on an innovative family of UAS that it has dubbed ...

AUVSI: AAI upbeat about UAS future

August 27, 2010
The nature of the challenges facing the UAS industry are changing according to Steve Reid, Textron AAI Vice President of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. However, he also believes that the industry has a vibrant future as it continues to evolve to meet these challenges.

AUVSI: Lockheed Martin HALE-D set for 2011 test flight

August 27, 2010
Lockheed Martin is to conduct the maiden flight of its High Altitude Long Endurance- Demonstrator in the middle of next year, company officials have told Unmanned Vehicles.

AUVSI: LEMV hovers towards PDR

August 27, 2010
The first prototype of Northrop Grumman's Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) will be ready for its maiden flight in the middle of 2011, according to company officials.

AUVSI: B2B initiatives abound

August 27, 2010
Among a myriad business-to-business initiatives unveiled at AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America is a new robotic vehicle platform developed by Dakota Vehicle Systems in Canada.

AUVSI: DoD credits offshore cooperation for UAS advances

August 27, 2010
US Department of Defense representatives cite a need for continuing offshore cooperation in ensuring future UAS developments.

AUVSI: BAMS continues to hit major milestones

August 26, 2010
Capt Robert Dishman, PMA 262 Program Manager for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) UAS at Naval Air Systems Command has confirmed that the programme is continuing to hit all its milestones with a successful preliminary design review earlier in the year and the expectation that the critical...

AUVSI: ITT delivers Gorgon Stare payload

August 26, 2010
ITT has delivered its Wide-Area Airborne Surveillance (WAAS) sensor system to the US Air Force ahead of its proposed deployment as part of the 'Gorgon Stare' programme later this year.