Archive for 2007
Up Up and Away
Monday, July 9th, 2007It is probably stretching things a little too far to call a kite a UAV, but hopefully our readers will allow us this indulgence, because this is just such a nice thing to have happened.
As part of operation Maiwand in Andar district, Ghazni province in Afghanistan, Polish soldiers made humanitarian aid deliveries to poor […]
New CTO at Insitu
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Mr Charlie L Guthrie has been appointed to fill the role of company Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Insitu, Inc.Mr Guthrie joins Insitu with more than twenty years of senior leadership experience as an aerospace manager and executive. Prior to accepting the CTO position, Guthrie worked for Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems […]
Predators reach quarter-million flight hours
Friday, June 29th, 2007CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFPN) — Airmen from the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron flew an MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle past the 250,000 flying hour milestone marking the historic milestone with a ceremony June 22 at Creech Air Force Base.
“This historic achievement in the evolution of air and space power underlines the United States Air […]
CPI Acquires Malibu Research
Friday, June 29th, 2007CPI has agreed to acquire all outstanding common stock of the privately held Malibu Research Associates for approximately $22.0 million in cash.
Fuel Cell/Battery Hybrid Gives Puma 5hr Duration
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007With a wingspan of 8.5 feet and weight of 12.5 pounds, Puma is a lightweight, hand-launched UAS that provides aerial observation at line-of-sight ranges up to 10 kilometers.
Puma’s standard propulsion system comes equipped with rechargeable batteries with a listed flight time of 2.5 hours. The nearly five-hour duration of the Puma flight using fuel cell […]
First MQ-9 Reaper at Creech AFB
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
The MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s younger, yet larger and stronger, brother, the MQ-9 Reaper arrived March 13 at its new home at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
The remotely piloted aircraft completed initial testing in California, then flew more than 250 miles in two hours to land here. The aircraft was piloted by […]
Review of the Year 2006
Thursday, February 1st, 2007The UAV Focus review of the year is available for download.
Review of the year 2006