An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) after taking off from the ship around 3:40 p.m., April 26. Continue reading
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Nordic Unmanned Get Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) for UAS Fleet
Nordic Unmanned receives the European Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) issued by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority under the EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) EU 2019/947 rules and becomes the first European operator to receive this new certificate for several different models of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Continue reading
Martin UAV Selected to Prototype Navy UAS
The Navy selected Martin UAV‘s V-BAT for a VTOL UAS prototyping and development effort in order to fulfill new technological requirements driven by the changing nature of threats in austere operating environments. Continue reading
GA-ASI Participates in US Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) participated in U.S. Pacific Fleet’s (PACFLT) Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem ‘21 (UxS IBP 21), April 21-26, 2021. The UxS IBP 21 integrated manned and unmanned capabilities into the most challenging operational scenarios to generate war fighting advantages. Continue reading
US State Department Approves $1.6BN MQ-9B Deal for Australia
MQ 9B Skyguardian
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.651 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 23. Continue reading
US Army Deploys M-SHORAD Units to Germany
In continuing efforts to revitalize and update the U.S. Army’s Air and Missile Defense forces and systems, the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-4 ADA), a subordinate unit under the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, is the first battalion in the Army to test, receive, and field the Mobile Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) system. Continue reading
XAG Helps Australia to Defeat African Lovegrass
As Australia has long been troubled by the threat of invasive weeds, XAG Agricultural Drone has recently stepped into a landcare programme to curb the spread of the exotic weed – African Lovegrass. Continue reading
Wingcopter Announces World First Triple-Drop Delivery Drone
Wingcopter, the German developer, manufacturer and service-provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for commercial and humanitarian applications, introduced its new drone generation, the Wingcopter 198. Continue reading