Sentences with phrase «manned aircraft systems»

NGAS develops advanced platforms across three broad groups: Autonomous Systems, like the Global Hawk UAV and X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System; Manned Aircraft Systems, like the B - 2 and B - 21 long range bombers; and Space Systems, like the James Webb Space Telescope.

Not exact matches

However, the low altitude flight profile of an attacking Tomahawk, its ability to use terrain masking for cover and concealment and its relatively small size, significantly smaller than a manned combat aircraft, make it a difficult target for even the most advanced air defense systems.

China has claimed virtually the entirety of the sea, and has moved missile systems and a military aircraft onto its man - made islands.

The Small UAV Coalition echoed Johnson's concerns in a November letter to the FAA that said, «State and local governments have no authority to govern or regulate the operation of aircraft, both manned and unmanned, in the National Airspace System.»

The system is part of the agency's UAS Data Exchange umbrella, which aims to facilitate drone registration and help speed integration of the unmanned aircraft into the airspace used by traditional commercial and private manned aircraft.Last November, the FAA began testing the system at eight air route control centers, with the goal of ultimately covering 300 air traffic control facilities nationwide that monitor approximately 500 airports.

Additionally, unmanned aerial systems will «provide a significant cost savings» over manned aircraft, according to the release, while reducing response times and making operations more efficient and cost effective.