Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance Platform Moves Toward Certification, Delivery
Two Boeing Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) aircraft have arrived at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland for airborne tests of the target-tracking capabilities they will provide to the U.S. Army.
Fourth And Final Order Received For Fiscal 2012 Contract With Total Value Of $59.6 Million
AeroVironment, Inc. has received a $13,487,240 order from the United States Army. The order – the final portion of a contract valued at $59.6 million – includes RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), miniature gimbaled payloads and initial spares packages, and is funded from the Army’s fiscal 2012 procurement budget. Delivery of systems, spares and payloads is scheduled for completion by September 15, 2013.
Lessons Learned And System Maturity Have Benefited Current Deployments And Ongoing Development Efforts
The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter built by Northrop Grumman has surpassed 5,000 flight hours while providing critical surveillance capabilities to field commanders in Afghanistan.
Aircraft 'Knew It Was A Test' According To Navy Brass
A U.S. Navy Admiral speaking at the AUVSI conference in Washington, D.C. last week said that the experimental X-47B unmanned system made an autonomous decision to abort its final landing attempt aboard the USS George H.W. Bush last month because it "knew it was doing a test."
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