A USAF Predator crew had to intentionally crash the drone into the mountain in Afghanistan after the UAV experienced engine failure.
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Category: UAV
NAS Fallon could become testing center for UAVs
Nevada’s governor Brian Sandoval revealed that the Pentagon and FAA are studying a proposal to include NAS Fallon in a “package” with Creech Air Force Base and the Nellis Test Ranges in Southern Nevada into one of seven centers of excellence for testing and development of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Japan, U.S. plan to use Guam as base for drones
The U.S. military and the Japanese Self-Defense Force plan to jointly use maintenance facilities and hangars on Guam to support unmanned aircraft operations.
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X-47B gets modified tail hook
A team from Fleet Readiness Center South West (FRCSW) at Naval Air Station North Island was asked to redesign the hook point for the X-47B after tests found that the original hook was inadequate during roll-in arrestment tests.
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Viper Strike scored direct hits against high speed vehicles
During a recent two-day test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition launched from a Cessna Caravan test aircraft scored direct hits against high speed vehicles.
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