Category Archives: Military UAS

Aevum Rolls Out Ravn X – World’s First Autonomous Launch Vehicle

Aevum, Inc., a provider of comprehensive space logistics and autonomous launch services for lightweight payloads, on Thursday December 3rd rolled out its Ravn X Autonomous Launch Vehicle, the world’s largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), by mass, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every 180 minutes. Continue reading →

FLIR Systems Acquires Altavian, Inc.

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that it has acquired Altavian, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for defense and public safety customers. Altavian’s airframes integrate multiple sensors, including FLIR thermal technology, to provide users with decision support and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability. Continue reading →

GA-ASI Delivers Final MQ-9A Block 5 to Spain

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft  and a Ground Control Station to the Spanish Air Force (SpAF) on Nov. 23, 2020, completing a Foreign Military Sales acquisition of four aircraft and three GCSs. Continue reading →

SpearUAV Demos Ninox 40 Hand-Held to US Agencies

SpearUAV, Tel-Aviv-based developers and suppliers of unique UAS solutions for defense and HLS applications, successfully demonstrated its leading encapsulated drone system, the Ninox 40 Hand-Held, to the Department of Defense (DOD), in the presence of representatives from the U.S. Army (Army), U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. Marines (USMC), and the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM); the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Continue reading →