Aurora Flight Sciences has flown a subscale model of its LightningStrike hybrid-electric distributed propulsion vertical-takeoff-and-landing experimental aircraft, selected in March to build Darpa’s high-speed VTOL X-Plane.
DIGITALGLOBE completed first phase of continent-scale mapping initiative in support of Geoscape information product from PSMA Australia. In second phase, DigitalGlobe will map and characterize more than 15 million structures across Australian continent. LOCKHEED MARTIN has $25.8m U.S. Navy contract to continue producing Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR), extending ELGTR production into late 2018.
Gen. John Hyten, head of U.S. Air Force Space Command, says it is true that the military would rather not carry the burden of helping anyone and everyone with collision avoidance and orbital analysis. But the catch is that the U.S. military will continue to operate the space surveillance network into the future, to maintain control of space, he says. “If we’re talking about [a plan in which] we provide the data, and [the FAA does] the math, I’m good with that.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. For a complete list of Aviation Week Network’s upcoming events, and to register, visit www.aviationweek.com/events (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Apr. 18-19—11th Annual MilSpace Situational Awareness Conference, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, United Kingdom. For more information go to smi-online.co.uk/defence/uk/milspace
Up to 24 UAVs are planned to fly simultaneously at six FAA-designated test sites across the U.S. on April 19, in the biggest test yet of NASA’s UAV traffic management (UTM) system.
Aurora Flight Sciences has flown a subscale model of its LightningStrike hybrid-electric distributed propulsion vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) experimental aircraft, selected in March to be Darpa’s high-speed VTOL X-Plane.
Thales has confirmed the sale of Fulmar fixed-wing UAVs to equip six Next Generation Patrol Craft under construction for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
Vanilla Aircraft is aiming to demonstrate a 100-hr. flight of its VA001 midsized long-endurance UAV by midyear following a 25-hr. flight in early April in New Mexico.
UMS Skeldar, the newly-formed joint venture between Saab and Swiss UAV company UMS Aero, is looking to establish a manufacturing facility in India to tap into the Asian and Southeast Asian market.
Astronauts aboard the station plan to extend and pressurize the prototype for a fabric human habitation module to its full 13 ft. length and 10 1/2 ft. diameter in late May.
In the summer of 2015, Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command, says the military created a threat-focused space enterprise vision while working on an ongoing analysis of alternatives on the future of protected satellite communications.
F-35 program prices are improving, but there are still cost concerns as production ramps up, a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report says.
SpotterRF, a supplier of commercial radars for perimeter security, has announced a partnership to offer an integrated product to counter UAVs and is promising significantly lower cost than similar equipment already on the market.
As U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar met this week during the Pentagon chief’s visit to India, the two countries agreed to strengthen their military and industrial defense bonds.
