Schiebel demonstrated the outstanding capabilities of its Unmanned Air System (UAS) CAMCOPTER S-100 to the Hellenic Navy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Navy Conducts First MQ-4C Triton Test Flight with Multi-Intelligence Upgrade
The US Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development. Continue reading
General Atomics Unveils New ‘LongShot’ Aircraft-Launched Air-to-Air Combat Drone Rendering
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has revealed for the first time an artist’s impression of a missile-carrying air-to-air combat drone that it is developing as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s LongShot program. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $16M US Navy Services Contract
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Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded a $16,432,736 firm-fixed-price order (N0001921F0854) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0007). Continue reading
AERTEC’s TARSIS 75 Adds Laser Designator
The TARSIS 75 UAS produced by AERTEC, the international technology company specialized in aeronautics and defence, has just carried out a flight campaign at the facilities of the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre (CEDEA) for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. This is the first time in Europe that a laser designator that complies with the STANAG 3733 standard has been integrated into a Class I unmanned system. Continue reading
Australian Navy Extends Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Contract
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) awarded Schiebel with a 3-year extension contract for the sustainment of its CAMCOPTER S-100. The extension allows the RAN to continue to experiment and develop knowledge using the S-100. Continue reading
UK Unmanned Fighter Project Progresses
A UK industry team continues to make progress on the development of a lightweight affordable novel combat aircraft (LANCA) demonstrator for the UK Ministry of Defence. Continue reading
Drone with 5kg Explosives Shot Down 7 km Inside Indian Border
The Jammu and Kashmir police averted a cross-border terror plot by shooting down a drone carrying improvised explosive device (IED) material weighing five kg in the border belt of Jammu district on Friday, officials said. Continue reading