A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) experienced a nose-wheel collapse, resulting in a hard landing, on arrival at its home base on Mathis Field, San Angelo Regional Airport, on May 15. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
AeroVironment Gets $146 M US Army Switchblade Contract
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the receipt of a one-year, $75,930,901 funded contract award on April 30, 2020 from the United States Army for procurement of the company’s Switchblade loitering missile system. Continue reading
US Navy Flight Tests MQ-8C Fire Scout Radar
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar. Continue reading
Deterrence by Detection: A Key Role for UAS in Great Power Competition
According to a new study by Washington’s Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), the fleet of high-flying, long-endurance unmanned aircraft operated by the United States and its allies could be a vital hedge against efforts by Russia and China to expand their borders and influence. Continue reading
Belarus to Produce UAVs in Egypt
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Belarus will manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Egypt under an agreement signed earlier this year. Continue reading
German Military Considers Using Armed Drones
The German Defense Ministry has started an Expert Hearing that includes several representatives of civil society along with members of parliamentary parties to discuss whether the drones should be purchased. The aim, the ministry says, is to trigger a “broad social debate” and lead into a long consultation period. Continue reading
AAI Corp Gets $46M Contracts for Aerosonde Support in Africa
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $25,610,000 firm-fixed-price contract for three Aerosonde Mk4.7 systems, initial spare parts, logistics support, new equipment training and two field service representatives. Continue reading
Tukey Now Has 107 Military Drones
A Bayraktar TB2 armed drone parked at an airfield in 2017. (AA Photo)
With the delivery of three Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the gendarmerie general command, the total number of drones in the inventory of the Turkish military has reached 107, the head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), İsmail Demir, announced. Continue reading