Boeing has digitally demonstrated a new open autonomy architecture for MQ-25 that will allow the U.S. Navy to increase mission effectiveness by integrating manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability at speed and scale. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Protector Completes Acceptance Test Procedures
Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) for the first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft system was completed on Aug. 26, 2022. Completion of ATP allows for the official hand-over of the aircraft to the UK Royal Air Force, the launch customer of the MQ-9B RPA system developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $36M US Navy MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper Spares Contract
General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $35,895,000 firm-fixed-price order (N0001922F2395) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). Continue reading
Ukrainian Army Gets Poseidon VTOL Drones from Cyprus
The Ukrainian army’s 26th Artillery Brigade and the 120th Reconnaissance Battalion took delivery of Poseidon H10 and larger Poseidon H6 UAVs manufactured by the Cypriot company Swarmly Ltd. Continue reading
Norway Issues RFI in Advance of VTOL UAS Procurement
The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has issued an RFI entiteld ‘Market Survey – Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Role 2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)’. The Agency intends to procure VTOL UAVs for the Norwegian armed Forces. Continue reading
Morocco Buys UAVs and Advanced Weapon Systems from Israel
In July, the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Lt. General Aviv Cochavi, paid a visit to Morocco. Two years ago, such a visit would have been unthinkable. But the signing of the US-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020, which normalised relations between Israel and Arab countries like the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco, has given a huge boost to Israeli defence industries. Continue reading
Romania to Purchase Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 Drones
Romania plans to buy three unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) systems from Turkish defence firm Baykar along with logistics support for an estimated US$300 million before tax, the defence ministry announced. Continue reading
France Qualifies Aliaca Fixed-Wing Drones for the Navy
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) on September 1, 2022 has officially qualified the Aliaca fixed-wing drone systems for the French Navy and received three initial systems for use aboard the Navy’s patrol vessels and surveillance frigates. Continue reading