Airplane For Border Patrol Enters Service Two Months Ahead Of
Schedule
The fourth P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU)
modifications has been delivered to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection two months ahead of schedule, according to prime
contractor Lockheed Martin.
System Under Development That Could Significantly Increase The
Endurance And Range Of Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft
As part of the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D)
program, the Navy and industry partner Northrop Grumman have been
developing Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) technologies to refuel
unmanned aircraft in flight. The team completed a series of flight
tests Jan.21 in St. Augustine, FL, as the latest step toward
demonstrating unmanned AAR capability.
While the FAA and air traffic planners worry about the day
unmanned aerial vehicles become a common sight in our skies, two
eastern states are lobbying the US Department of Defense to bring
it on. Governors Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Martin O'Malley of
Maryland have written the US DOT to request their region be
selected for a new UAS test range called for in both the National
Defense Authorization Act and an FAA reauthorization bill.
The Pentagon has identified six US Marines killed when their
helicopter crashed last Thursday in Afghanistan. The Associated
Press reports that all six were based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii
in Kaneohe Bay. All were veterans of multiple deployments to
Afghanistan.
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