Kratos has released the first rendering, above, of the unmanned aircraft it is developing under the U.S. Air Force’s secretive Off-Board Sensing Station program, or OBSS. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Spain and France Control Military Drone in Commercial Airspace
On December 13 Spain and France carried out an experimental flight of a French military drone piloted by remote control. Continue reading
Global Hawk to Expand Participation in SkyRange Program
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been issued a task order to support the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) to begin engineering and planning work to reconfigure four United States Air Force EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft for use in the SkyRange fleet of testing vehicles. Continue reading
GA-ASI Announces New Mojave STOL UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is unveiling a new Unmanned Aircraft System called Mojave, named for one of the harshest and most austere areas the world, where deadly rattlesnakes and horned lizards adapt to survive the extreme forces of nature. Continue reading
Turkey Unveils DASAL UAV with 81mm Mortar
Turkey’s Defence Industries Research and Development Institute (SAGE) and DASAL ( Joint venture between Altinay and ASELSAN) presented their UAV + ammunition solution. Continue reading
Brazilian Army Considers Loitering Munitions and Armed UAVs
Brazilian Army uses the hand-launched FT-100 fixed-wing ISTAR tactical UAV
The Brazilian Army is seeking to adopt unmanned combat tactical effectors such as loitering munitions and armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
MQ-25A Prototype Now on Carrier George H.W. Bush for At-Sea Testing
The prototype for the Navy’s unmanned refueling tanker is now aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ahead of at-sea testing. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $4M sUAS Contract for US Ally
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it received a $4,151,320 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract award on Sept. 27, 2021 to provide Puma 3 AE and Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), initial spares packages, training and support to an allied nation. Continue reading