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Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas has announced that it will supply worldwide a cutting edge turn-key UAT (Unmanned Aerial Target) launcher. Continue reading
Category Archives: Launchers & Recovery Systems
Insitu ScanEagle Launch And Retreival in Afghanistan
Video by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Continue reading
Iran Unveils Hovercraft That Launches Drones & Missiles
Iran has revealed a new domestically produced hovercraft called “Thunder” that will operate in the Persian Gulf and can launch surveillance drones and missiles. Continue reading
US Navy’s New ScanEagle Compact Launch and Recovery System Uses Compressed-Air Launcher
A shipboard-capable system designed to support both the launch and recovery of the Scan Eagle successfully completed final demonstration flight testing Sept. 27 at a testing range in eastern Oregon. Continue reading
L-3 Communications Gets $14.5M US Navy Contract for UAS Landing Systems
L-3 Communications’ services unit will provide the US Navy with engineering support for military landing systems and combat unmanned aircraft system programmes, the Defense Department announced on Friday. Continue reading
SAGEM Gets Sperwer Maintenance Contract Extension
SAGEM has signed a contract with SIMMAD, the Maintenance Organisation of the French Ministry of Defence, to provide in-service maintenance for the Sperwer tactical unmanned aircraft system deployed by the French Army. Continue reading
McDonnell Heir Sues Boeing for $160M Patent Infringement
A member of the famous McDonnell aerospace family is suing Boeing, the company that acquired McDonnell Douglas in 1997, alleging that the aircraft maker infringed on his patents related to an unmanned aircraft landing system. Continue reading
Australian Armed Forces First to Use New UAS Landing Mat Technology
Faun Trackway, a manufacturer of mobility solutions technology, announced that the company won an order for its new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM) from the Australian armed forces. Continue reading