NASA today unveiled the first unmanned aircraft system it will use to conduct high-altitude, long-endurance science research. The 44-foot long Northrop Grumman Global Hawk weighs nearly 26,000 pounds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electronic Systems Engineer Jake Revesz preps the Alta X Uncrewed Aircraft System for flight ahead the solar eclipse Monday in ...

NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have unveiled the first Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the ...

Key Points and Summary on X-43A - NASA's X-43A was a small, unmanned experimental aircraft that, in 2004, shattered world records by flying at nearly Mach 10 (almost 7,000 mph), becoming the fastest ...

NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: News media are invited to cover a dedication ceremony for a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Applications Center located in Bldg. 18 at the corner of Bushnell and ...

This week Virginia Tech tested a traffic management system designed to help multiple unmanned aircraft navigate the air space safely. The research was part of a national campaign to study the system, ...

NASA has flown a large, remotely piloted aircraft equipped with detect-and-avoid technologies through the national airspace system for the first time without a safety chase plane following it. NASA ...

It’s always good news when we hear about NASA’s “out-of-this-world” next steps toward building a replacement for Ingenuity, the small Mars helicopter-drone. With 72 flights over 1,004 days, Ingenuity ...

DAYTON – NASA has chosen Dayton-based Development Products Inc. to manage a $500,000 prize competition for the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, according to the space agency. The ...

An unmanned cargo ship blasted off for the International Space Station on a resupply run that will also feature an unprecedented fire experiment after the craft leaves the orbiting outpost. NASA ...

April 5 (UPI) --NASA researchers are planning to study changes in the sun's radiation during the solar eclipse via an unmanned aircraft on Monday. The team of six researchers from NASA's Langley ...