Remote control tugs aren't just a shut-up-and-take-my-money cool gadget. They actually solve the problem of towing an aircraft in and out of the hangar by hand using a tow bar, or with some other form ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In February, Reliable Robotics completed a series of remotely operated test flights directed by a pilot stationed in its Mountain View headquarters over fifty miles ...

Airbus created the AlbatrossONE, a small-scale remote-controlled aircraft with wingtips that can flap like a bird during turbulence to better handle the strong gusts of winds. These hinged, flapping ...

IN ONE of his many former lives, Gulliver qualified as a pilot. He therefore exudes an aura of unquestionable confidence when striding into an aircraft cabin, secure in the belief that, if the worst ...

The Indian Navy said that a MQ-9B Predator High Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (HALE RPA) encountered a technical failure on Wednesday. The Indian Army on Thursday began the process ...

The US Navy recently landed a strike fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier without the pilot inside actually doing anything. Instead, an officer aboard the carrier guided the aircraft down by ...

ENDICOTT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boeing Company has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for both variants of the 777X aircraft. An REU is an electronic unit that ...

Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator combined the full hover flight capabilities of a helicopter with the fast cruise speeds of a turboprop-powered aircraft by basically installing two ...

LANGEN, Germany - Technology that would allow planes to be controlled remotely in situations similar to the Germanwings tragedy is being eyed by German authorities. Investigators believe co-pilot ...

1) The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), in exercise of its powers under article 266 of the Air Navigation Order 2016 (‘the Order’) as amended, exempts the remote pilot of a Control Line model aircraft1 ...

The Air Force is sorting through details of how a fleet of low-cost, autonomous drones might fly alongside piloted fighters in future conflicts.. (U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Air Force is ...