Following the maiden flight of the PHASA-35 unmanned aircraft, solar power is set to make big changes to how UAVs are produced. PHASA-35 (Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft) is designed to stay airborne for up to a year, fuelled by solar power and flying at high altitudes. The UAV was developed ...
Lockheed Martin delivered the US Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II to a crew from the 920th Rescue Wing (RQW) from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. This HC-130J Combat King II will be operated by the 39th Rescue Squadron (RQS), which is part of the 920th RQW. These Reservists are ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has installed a new Predator Mission Trainer (PMT) at its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The aircraft flight simulator, produced by CAE, will be used to train operators of MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). GA-ASI offers a ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has completed the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). First flight of this General Atomics aircraft took place on March 30, 2020 at GA-ASI’s Flight Operations Facility in El Mirage, California. “With first flight of the production-representative aircraft, we remain on schedule for delivering MQ-9B Protector ...
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