Sky Warrior

Region: USA and Canada Country: USA Category: UAV Company: GA-ASI

Use(s): long-endurance reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition/designation, weapons delivery, communications relay, SIGINT Manufacturer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Customers/Users: US Army Powerplant: Thielert 135hp heavy fuel Dimensions: length: 9m, wingspan: 17m Weight: MTOW: 1,451 kg, max payload internal: 261 kg, external: 227kg Performance: speed: 150+kt, endurance: 30+hr, ceiling: 29,000ft Payload: EO/IR, SAR, Hellfire missiles, communications relay, SIGINT Data Link: Ku-band TCDL, Ku-band BLoS satcom Guidance/Tracking: INS/GPS Launch: conventional wheeled Recovery: conventional wheeled Structure Material: semi-monocoque composite using pre-impregnated bi-directional graphite skin and Nomex honeycomb stiffening panels Status: in service

2011-11-15

Apache controls Gray Eagle UAV

An AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter has controlled an MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV during flight using the Longbow Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA). Longbow is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

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2017-09-11
FAA Small Drone Rule Lets Unmanned Aircraft Soar

A host of new users is changing the world of commercial aviation thanks in large part to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) small unmanned aircraft rule, Part 107 (PDF), which has now been in place for a year.