An IDF drone crashed in the Gaza Strip on Monday night, the IDF confirmed. The IDF noted that the reason for the crash was a technical malfunction and that there was no fear of an intelligence leak or loss of information. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Air Force Kicks Off Search for a Flying Car
Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology, and logistics speaks with Col. Nathan Diller, the team lead for Agility Prime, on April 27, 2020, during the kick off of the week-long Agility Prime virtual conference
The US Air Force on April 27 kicked off Agility Prime, a new effort to help industry create a “flying car” for both commercial and military. Continue reading
DARPA Awards Nine Contracts for Fifth Swarm Sprint
DARPA has awarded contracts to nine performers to begin work on the fifth swarm sprint for the agency’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program. The program envisions swarms of up to 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing insights to ground troops as they operate in dense urban environments. Continue reading
AeroVironment Unveils Quantix Recon Hybrid VTOL for Defense Applications
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the availability of Quantix Recon, a lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance solution that delivers high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery, providing ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence. Continue reading
Iran to Deploy Fortros Drone
In an interview with Tasnim, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’s Drone Division Colonel Akbar Karimloo said that his forces will be receiving the Fotros drone from the Defense Ministry ‘in the near future’. Continue reading
Iranian Army Gets Combat Drones with 930-Mile Range
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The Iranian armed forces have acquired three bomb-carrying drones with a range of 1,500 kilometers (932 miles), Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Saturday. Continue reading
AEgis Acquires sUAS Manufacturer EMRC Heli
AEgis Technologies Group has acquired small unmanned aerial systems manufacturer EMRC Heli for an undisclosed amount. Continue reading
US Marines Make First Operational GA-ASI MQ-9A Flight in Middle East
On March 20, 2020, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and sensor operators from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) conducted their first operational flight of an MQ-9A Reaper in the Middle East. Continue reading