Northrop Grumman's UAS Takes Flight

The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle system has officially lifted off as the Class IV unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat System (FCS). Northrop Grumman received an eight-year, $115-million contract for the program's system development and demonstration phase from The Boeing Company and Science Applications International Corporation, the Army's FCS lead systems integrators. During this phase, Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector will develop the Class IV UAS architecture, produce seven RQ-8B Fire Scout air vehicles, perform system tests and evaluations and help develop long-lead future requirements. Northrop Grumman's

Will Provide Enhanced Vision Systems for Military and Government Helicopters

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Max-Viz to act as the exclusive distributor of Max-Viz's Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) for use in selected rotary wing aircraft applications worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement with FLIR, Max-Viz maintains executive transport, emergency medical services (EMS) and commercial utility helicopters as its customers. Max-Viz EVS provides pilots with increased situational awareness and the ability to react when unaided vision is impaired due to darkness or visual obscurants. Utilization of the system directly addresses the three major flight safety concerns today: controlled flight into terrain (CFIT); approach

Navy Recruiting Gets Third F-18 Flight Simulator

Navy Recruiting Command has added a third F/A-18 Super Hornet full-motion simulator to its arsenal of attractions that support recruiting around the country. The simulator, provided by Pulseworks, is one of three aviation simulators Navy Recruiting uses around the nation. The Navy's partnership with Pulseworks began in 2000, and since then, Navy Recruiting has used two 20-seat simulators to showcase naval aviation as part of the Navy’s “Accelerate your Life™” recruitment campaign. The new simulator seats eight and will allow for the attraction to set up at venues that the larger 20-seat simulators could not attend due to logistical problems. The simulator made its first stop Jan. 2