Russian defense contractor Kronstadt announced that it has signed contracts for the sale of drones to unspecified foreign countries. The first deliveries are expected by 2022. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
GA-ASI SeaGuardian Flies from UK to the Netherlands
In cooperation with UK and Netherlands airspace authorities, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew a company-owned, MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) on September 2nd. from RAF Waddington across the North Sea to Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands, completing a two-day series of flights between the two airspaces. Continue reading
Insitu and MDSI to Collaborate on UAS Opportunities in Europe
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Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with MDSI ApS of Copenhagen, Denmark to collaborate on unmanned aircraft system (UAS) opportunities with the Danish Defence and potentially other customers across the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) and the European Union (EU). Continue reading
Retired Global Hawks to be Repurposed for Hypersonic Testing
Airmen from the 319th Civil Engineering Squadron perform a water salute for the EQ-4 Global Hawk in honor of its final landing at Grand Forks Air Force Base on July 29. 2021
Lea Greene, chief of public affairs at Grand Forks Air Force Base, and Bruce Gjovig said the line of retired unmanned aircraft, called “Block 20” Global Hawks, will be used to conduct hypersonic testing over the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
French Reaper Block 5 Conducts First Airstrike
France has conducted its first airstrike from a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Ministére des Armées announced on 24 August. Continue reading
Ethiopia May Have Iranian UAVs
Photographs of a visit by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to an airport in the northeastern province of Afar suggest his country’s military has acquired unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Iran to use against the rebel Tigray Defence Force (TDF). Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Teams with Nexeya on Military Applications
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that it has signed a sales collaboration agreement, effective August 16th, 2021, with Nexeya Canada, a Hensoldt Company, to jointly explore military applications for DDC’s drone solution. Continue reading
Skyborg Vanguard Takes Next Steps Toward Program of Record
XQ-58A Valkyrie, F-35 Lightning II, and F-22 Raptor fly in formation
The US Fighters and Advanced Aircraft program executive office recently awarded contract options valued up to $13.2 million to KRATOS (XQ-58A) and up to $7 million to General Atomics (MQ-20) to further the development of the Skyborg Vanguard. Continue reading