Aviation News
A U.S. Air Force RQ-4, #09-2041, was lost on Jun. 26, 2018 during a ferry flight to the Middle East. Crash investigators found that the RQ-4 community, and specifically the 69th Reconnaissance Group at Grand Forks, had “overconfidence” in operating the unmanned aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres
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The U.S. Navy’s UX-24 squadron is preparing to start testing of the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 Osprey radar on the MQ-8C unmanned helicopter.
Photo: U.S. Navy
The Northrop Grumman Firebird has recently completed testing the Overwatch Imaging’s TK-9 Earthwatch sensor over a four-day period.
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Elbit Systems announced on Jul. 9 that it has integrated a mini-UAS onboard its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV).
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