All Military UAVs articles – Page 333
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US Air Force awards dual-range work
A McDONNELL Douglas/ Hughes team is poised to receive a $25 million US Air Force contract to test advanced flight controls for a dual-range air-to-air missile under the Air Superiority Missile Technology (ASMT) programme. Raytheon, meanwhile, has received a $600,000 contract to study even more advanced concepts under ...
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The road beyond Damascus
Somewhere in the Hebrew lexicon there must be an aphorism which says that old dogs can, after all, be taught new tricks, because Israel's defence aerospace industries have specialised in improving the combat capabilities of such "old dogs" as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and, latterly, the Lockheed Martin F-16. ...
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UK MoD considers long-endurance UAV options
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) technology-demonstrator programme (TDP), which could be led by the Defence Evaluation Research Agency. In attempting to address its UAV requirements, the MoD has set up a tri-service steering group led by its Air ...
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Dasa offers Ranger 2000 jet-trainer to Turkish air force
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) is trying to breathe new life into its Ranger 2000 jet-trainer programme by offering the aircraft to meet an emerging requirement in Turkey. The Turkish air force is looking for a trainer to replace an ageing fleet of about 75 Lockheed T-33s. Sources close to ...
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Allison revises growth plans for AE3007
Allison Engine is revising growth plans for its AE3007 turbofan, to tackle the thrust requirements of the projected Embraer EMB-170, a possible stretched version of the EMB-145 now being studied by the Brazilian manufacturer. "The growth version would use the fan from the Tay engine," says Allison large-commercial-engines ...
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Alliant fails in protest over wind-corrected bomb
THE US GENERAL Accounting Office (GAO) has upheld the US Air Force's selection of Lockheed Martin to produce 40,000 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMDs), worth $500 million. Alliant Techsystems had contested the award, citing questions about the USAF's cost evaluation and raising some technical objections. Work related to ...
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Wankel examines multi-fuel engine
German engine manufacturer Wankel Rotary is studying the development of a multi-fuel rotary engine for aircraft and helicopter applications. Wankel says that the variable installation position (VIP) engine will be able to run on avgas, kerosene, diesel, natural gas, methanol or hydrogen, and will offer substantial weight savings ...
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Aerospace industry awards
The 1997 Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards finalists have been selected. The winners will be announced at the Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel on 16 June. See P44/45 for details Air Transport Collins Air Transport division multi-mode-receiver navigation and landing ...
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Flight Aerospace Industry Awards
The 1997 Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards finalists have been selected. The winners will be announced at the Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel on 16 June. Air Transport Collins Air Transport division multi-mode-receiver navigation and landing system ...
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Evergreen has to switch VERTREP demonstrators
The US Navy's USS Saturn is due to depart at the end of April for five months at sea with different aircraft from those originally envisioned to be operated by commercial operator Evergreen Helicopters. The Military Sealift Command (MSC) sea trial marks the third in a series of ...
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Unmanned U-2 pitched at USAF
LOCKHEED Martin Skunk Works is studying an unmanned variant of the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which it believes could meet various US Air Force requirements. The firm outlined its concept in an unsolicited proposal to the USAF in March. The U-2U variant would augment the manned U-2S for ...
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Alliant's Outrider could be on its way out
The US Department of Defense is seeking alternatives to the beleaguered Alliant Techsystems Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (TUAV), with the fate of the project to be determined within two months. Senior US defence officials will allow the TUAV advanced-concept technology demonstration (ACTD) to continue for an additional ...
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Ten years after Lavi
Ovadia Harari has come a considerable distance in the decade since the Israeli Government dumped the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)Lavi fighter project. Then project manager on the Lavi, Harari is now general manager of IAI's military aircraft group. Both Harari and IAIhave moved on since the decision was ...
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USN revives VTOL UAV
The US Navy's interest in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicles (UAV) is being rekindled with a competitive fly-off, which is expected to lead to the service fielding a UAV to supplement the Alliant Techsystems Outrider Tactical UAV. US Navy plans for a maritime VTOL UAV ...
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Tests prove Pioneer's CARS compatibility...
THE PIONEER unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has undergone compatibility testing with the Common Automatic Recovery System (CARS). A series of seven shipboard recoveries was successfully completed during testing in the Atlantic Ocean. The Pioneer UAV was flown into the recovery net by means of commands received via datalink ...
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Kentron flight tests new laser-designator pod
Kentron of South Africa is working on an aircraft laser-designator pod. A test version is already undergoing preliminary flying trials. The pod, which is fitted with a forward-looking infra-red sensor and laser designator, is designated the KZ2, and draws on company technology initially developed for reconnaissance and target-location ...
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BAe/Westland study AEW needs-
British Aerospace is proposing an aircraft wingtip-mounted synthetic-aperture radar to meet the Royal Navy's Future Organic Airborne-Early-Warning (FOAEW) requirement, while GKNWestland is looking at a compound-lift variant of the Westland/Agusta EH101 Merlin as an AEW platform for the RN's proposed future carrier. BAe has carried out windtunnel tests ...
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Overweight Outrider TUAV finally flies
The Alliant Techsystems Outrider Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (TUAV) was flown for the first time on 7 March, five months behind schedule. The prototype has also suffered from significant weight growth which has substantially reduced its endurance. Successful testing of the Outrider was carried out at the municipal ...
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Sundstrand gears up for TJ-50
Sundstrand Power Systems is planning to mass-produce a 0.22kN (50lb)-thrust turbojet ,which it believes will have applications for target drones, decoys, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and even missiles. "The engine is virtually creating its own market," says Sundstrand, which developed the low-cost TJ-50 through the US Advanced Research ...
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US Air Force launches its first Titan 4B from Cape Canaveral
The first uprated Titan 4 booster was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 22 February, carrying a US Air Force Defense Space programme missile early-warning satellite into geostationary orbit (GEO). The $200 million, TRW-built DSP was boosted into its final orbit by the Boeing IUS upper stage. The ...