Calvin Biesecker

1 week ago | aviationtoday.com | Calvin Biesecker

Hermeus on May 27 said its Quarterhorse Mk 1 unmanned aircraft successfully flew for the first time, a key milestone on the startup’s path to developing high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. The May 21 flight and landing at Edwards AFB, Calif., came about five months later than the Atlanta-based company had hoped. The main goal of the company’s test campaign is to validate high-speed takeoff and landing.

3 weeks ago | aviationtoday.com | Calvin Biesecker

Lithium-sulfur battery developer and manufacturer Lyten on Thursday said it is launching an initiative to bring its lightweight, domestically-sourced batteries to the drone industry. Battery cells produced by Lyten were used to power a Titan Dynamics unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for more than three hours in a test that included various maneuvers and speeds up to 86 miles per hour, the California-based company said.

3 weeks ago | aviationtoday.com | Calvin Biesecker

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions recently unveiled a version of its Valkyrie stealthy, aerial combat drone with internal landing gear to enable conventional takeoff and landing to give customers more options, Eric DeMarco, the company’s president and CEO, said on May 7. The jet-powered fixed-wing Valkyrie is currently launched off a rail using a rocket. The landing gear variant will fly this year, DeMarco said last evening on the company’s first quarter earnings call.

3 weeks ago | defensedaily.com | Cal Biesecker |Calvin Biesecker

John Hassoun, president and CEO of VTG. Photo: VTG VTG on Tuesday said it has completed three more acquisitions that enhance its capabilities, solutions offerings, and footprint with the intelligence community.

3 weeks ago | defensedaily.com | Cal Biesecker |Calvin Biesecker

The Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) creates a resilient and scalable Internet of Things environment in space that benefits commercial, civil and national security applications for the U.S., allies and partners globally.