Ukraine is forming a joint venture company with Turkey to domestically produce as many as 48 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Martin UAV Advances to Mi2 Expeditionary UAS Tech Demo
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks has selected Martin UAV to participate in the Mi2 Technology Demonstration live event at the Yuma Proving Grounds between Nov. 30 and Dec. 18, 2020. Continue reading
Philippine Navy Gets Eight ScanEagles
Representatives of the United States Embassy in Manila and the Joint US Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) led the delivery of a Php710 million ($14.79 million) ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Philippine Navy to boost the country’s maritime domain awareness and border security capabilities. Continue reading
China uses Drones to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
A drone was used to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill by an army aviation brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army recently. All targets were accurately hit under the harsh conditions of dense fog. Continue reading
OCCAR and Industry Agree Terms for Euro MALE RPAS
After several months of intensive negotiations between Airbus Defence and Space and OCCAR, the European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) Programme has taken a decisive step forward with the completion of the negotiation phase for the Stage 2 Contract. Continue reading
Iran’s New Sea Base Warship Carries Drones
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has unveiled an unorthodox new multirole warship that it says is armed with anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles and is capable of carrying helicopters, drones, and fast attack boats. Continue reading
Nordic Unmanned to Deliver Lockheed Martin Indago 3 UAS to Norwegian Armed Forces
Nordic Unmanned , as system integrator, has received a contract to deliver Lockheed Martin Indago 3 UAS, including training and life cycle support, for the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency’s vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar – US Air Force’s First Stealth Drone
The RQ-3 DarkStar made its first flight on March 29, 1996, but a year later the first prototype crashed during its second flight.The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV was not aerodynamically stable and was not meeting cost and performance objectives. Continue reading