Testing Being Done By US Naval Air Warfare Center
Personnel
QinetiQ's Zephyr High-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial
system (HALE UAS) program recently resumed flight testing and
payload evaluations in Yuma, Arizona, when a joint US/UK Zephyr
team undertook the first operation of the system with a US flight
crew.
While the FAA and its advisory organizations struggle to find
cost-effective ways to integrate unmanned aircraft into the
see-and-avoid paradigm of the National Airspace System, a parallel
effort may be going on in a venue where cost-effectiveness is a
much lower priority - the US military.
Italians Hope To Acquire UAV's, Iraqis Want Helicopters
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress
November 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of two
unarmed MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), one Mobile Ground
Control Station and associated parts, equipment and logistical
support worth approximately $63 million.
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