While perusing the many extraordinary sights and sounds of the 2008 Heli-Expo, ANN's Aero-TV crews got a look at an intriguing helicopter-based UAV program with a number of missions applications and capabilities. Call the CybAero 'Vantage', this UAV is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned helicopter developed by US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). With fully autonomous flight operation and differential GPS navigation, CybAero claims the Vantage can perform a wide variety of missions in both military and commercial applications.
Includes Dedicated Career Paths For Airmen To Fly Unmanned
Aircraft
Air Force leaders are taking a two-pronged approach to address
the increasing need for pilots of unmanned aircraft systems in
Afghanistan and Iraq, an Air Force official said recently.
Acting US Air Force Secretary Michael Donley is frustrated that
after seven years, there's still no replacement in the pipeline for
the service's half-century-old KC-135 aerial tankers.
Company's Aerospace Status Hinges On Wins, And Losses
Boeing is using the lull in the KC-X tanker bidding war to put
some subtle pressure on the Pentagon, implying that a loss of the
contract to Northrup Grumman and EADS could add to an erosion of
Boeing's military technology capability.
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