VA Tech Wins UAS Test Siting, Could Boost Pax Sites
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The FAA did not select Maryland as one of the six test sites for commercial unmanned aviation systems, but officials say a cooperative agreement among the University of Maryland, Rutgers and Virginia Tech, which is one of the selected sites, can strengthen development of collaborative commercialization efforts in Southern Maryland, reports Southern Maryland News.
The Pentagon also released its vision of the future of unmanned aviation systems in the military this week, reports Motherboard. The 25-year plan weeks to develop fully autonomous machines by 2030 and take the “man” out of “unmanned.”
Navy videos of the X-47B first landing and then its catapult and landing garnered the second and third top viewed Navy videos of the year, reports Pilot Online. The operational test of the Laser Weapon System aboard the guided missile destroyer Dewey got top viewing.
Analysis of developing the next generation replacement of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will begin in FY15, Navy officials tell USNI News, with the new aircraft system due to become operational in 2035.
Baltimore’s own Under Armour has teamed up with Lockheed Martin for a fab new, aerodynamically improved speedskating suit to be unveiled at the Winter Olympics in February, reports the Washington Post.
The Pentagon wants a disappearing battery, and DARPA has let a contract to Silicon Valley’s SRI International to invent it, reports USA Today.
Patricia Butler an acquisition program manager in the Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Office won an Individual Business Excellence Award for streamlining the acquisition process for more than 820 legacy training-systems products, reports The Baynet.
