USAF orders 10 more Reapers

USAF orders 10 more Reapers

General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $370,932,862 firm fixed-price, incentive firm contract for fiscal 2015 MQ-9 Reaper production. Contractor will provide 30 aircraft for fiscal 2015 MQ-9 Reaper production configuration...
U-2 returns to Red Flag

U-2 returns to Red Flag

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, (AFNS) — The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is taking part in Red Flag 16-3, which is nothing new, as the wing regularly supports Red Flag exercises. What makes this Red Flag different is they are operating from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and...
US Army orders CyPhy Works tethered Drone

US Army orders CyPhy Works tethered Drone

CyPhy Works announced that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from the U.S. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). PARC, a tethered drone, addresses the need for a persistent eye-in-the-sky by flying for...
Global Hawk surpasses 200,000 flight hours

Global Hawk surpasses 200,000 flight hours

Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s autonomous Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) surpassed 200,000 flight hours, reinforcing its status as the most effective high altitude, long endurance intelligence gathering aircraft in the world. The U.S. Air Force’s Global...