DefenceTalkRockwell Collins Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) was used by Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy as they successfully completed a series of deck handling trials of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). The exercises demonstrated the ability to maneuver the tailless, strike-fighter-sized aircraft quickly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tactical-targeting-network-technology-for-deck-handling-trials-of-x-47b-47220/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army’s Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system recently completed a successful initial operational testing and evaluation at the Army’s National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. During the initial operational testing and evaluation, or IOT&E, the Gray Eagle platform was operated from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and employed in an operational and realistic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gray-eagle-completes-initial-operational-testing-evaluation-47057/

DefenceTalkThe Navy’s RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) completed its first flight at sea Feb. 10 from the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). The system completed three months of land-based trial flights at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif., before launching from a LPD-class ship. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rq-21a-small-tactical-unmanned-air-system-completes-first-ship-based-flight-46782/

DefenceTalkUnder the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, P.L. 112-95, Congress has tasked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), sometimes referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, into the national airspace system by September 2015. Although the text of this act places safety as a predominant concern, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/integration-of-drones-into-domestic-airspace-selected-legal-issues-46634/

DefenceTalkIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently conducted a series of successful demonstrations of its tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for various potential customers. IAI’s ‘Ghost’ UAS has demonstrated its versatility and high maneuverability in support for ISR Missions in urban warfare. In addition, various international customers have been interested in using the ‘Ghost’ for potential […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-aerospace-demos-electric-uavs-to-foreign-prospects-46632/