Category Archives: Military UAS

USAF Reaper Upgrades – Not Looking at ‘MQ-Next’

An MQ-9 Reaper is parked on a taxiway at sunset at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 17, 2020

The US Air Force is starting to field some enhanced capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper fleet that will better prepare it to operate in more denied environments while also moving away from the idea of an “MQ-Next” direct follow-on for the remotely piloted aircraft. 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