UAS VISION
an independent online news service for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems world
One of five NATO RQ-4D Phoenix aircraft in the hangar on Sigonella airbase in Italy
On 12 November 2020 the fifth and last NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft arrived at the AGS Main Operating Base in Sigonella, Italy. The arrival of the RQ-4D aircraft at its home base in Europe represents a new milestone in the NATO AGS Programme, completing the NATO AGS fleet. Continue reading
DARPA recently awarded contracts to five companies to develop algorithms enabling mixed teams of manned and unmanned combat aircraft to conduct aerial dogfighting autonomously. Continue reading
Textron Systems has announced that the overall Aerosonde sUAS fleet has achieved 500,000 flight hours across global operations. Continue reading
Vietnam, the South-East Asian nation which is also in conflict with China like many other nations including India could be planning to make a very audacious move to upgrade its arsenal. According to reports, the country is planning to convert its retired MiG-21s into combat drones. Continue reading
Turkey plans to commence serial production of its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Cargo UAV next year. Continue reading
Two domestically produced Teng Yun unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were spotted on Thursday (Nov. 5) at Chihhang (志航) Air Force Base in Taitung. Continue reading
The U.S. State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 billion, people briefed on the notification said. Continue reading
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
The U.S. State Department has cleared the potential sale of four sophisticated U.S.-made aerial drones to Taiwan in a formal notification sent to Congress, a congressional aide said on Tuesday, the last step before finalizing a weapons sale that will further anger China. Continue reading