The MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
built by Northrop Grumman was credited with providing critical
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support to
special operations forces and U.S. Navy anti-piracy actions during
the system's second at-sea deployment. Two Fire Scout air vehicles
were deployed aboard the USS Halyburton (FFG 40) at the beginning
of January. The system was tasked to provide ISR support for
anti-piracy operations conducted by the Navy's 5th Fleet.
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems And AME Unmanned Systems Enter
Into Cooperative Agreement
AME Unmanned Systems and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
announced Tuesday that the two companies have entered into a
strategic alliance agreement regarding unmanned systems
development.
Cargo Plane Made Emergency Landing, All Aboard Safe
The US Air Force says that a C-130 collided with an RQ-7 Shadow
UAV operating in eastern Afghanistan Monday, forcing the cargo
plane to make an emergency landing. No one on board the aircraft
was injured.
Civil Air Patrol National Vice Commander Brig. Gen. Charles L.
“Chuck” Carr Jr. of Columbus, Ohio, was elected
national commander Thursday by the CAP National Board, one of the
nonprofit organization’s governing bodies, and Middle East
Region Commander Col. Joseph R. Vazquez of Richmond, VA, was
elected national vice commander.
Northrop Grumman CEO Warns US Could Lose Industry Lead
The general aviation manufacturing sector in the US increasingly
struggles to compete in the world marketplace due to the delays and
costs of federal regulation, but it's far from alone in that
plight. Robotics developers, particularly those developing unmanned
aerial systems and other unmanned weapons, say the US now risks
losing its lead in the field to clumsy congressional meddling.
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