Astor gears up for Takeoff

Posted at: Tue Dec 2nd, 2008

The MoD has today declared the technologically advanced ASTOR (Airborne Stand-Off Radar) in service with the RAF, on the Sentinel R1 aircraft.The new radar system will be operated by the RAF’s Number 5 (Army Co-Operation) Squadron based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire providin...

BAE Systems powers up first production Nimrod MRA4

Posted at: Tue Dec 2nd, 2008

Woodford, UK - A major milestone has been achieved on the Nimrod MRA4 programme with the first production aircraft, PA04, being powered up for the first time.As electrical power coursed through the new aircraft, test engineers worked through the test procedure without a glitch....

MQ-8B Fire Scout Successfully Demonstrates Simultaneous Radar and EO/IR Video Capability

Posted at: Tue Dec 2nd, 2008

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 1, 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has demonstrated continuous combined payload coverage on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). The Fire Scout successfully downlinked simultaneous digital video from both a Telephonics RDR-1700B multi-mode...