The United Arab Emirates has ordered further Seeker unmanned aerial vehicles from Denel Dynamics, worth more than R100 million. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Ukraine Unveils New RAM Loitering Munition
Ukraine has unveiled a new lightweight catapult-launched loitering weapon system, dubbed RAM. Continue reading
Ukraine Tests Turkish Bayraktar Combat Drones
The first flight test of Bayraktar tactical unmanned aerial vehicles took place in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense. Continue reading
Tunisia Orders Anka-S UAVs from Turkey
Tunisia has ordered Anka-S unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the company’s first export order for the type. Continue reading
US Africa Command MQ-1 Crash in Niger
The U.S. military says it lost an MQ-1 drone near Agadez, Niger, according to U.S. Africa Command. Continue reading
US Marines Change MUX Ship-Based Drone Project
The US Marines have ditched their plan to field a very large drone on amphibious ships, instead breaking the four-year-old MUX program into a family of systems that will include a very large land-based unmanned aerial vehicle and a medium-sized one for shipboard operations. Continue reading
USAF Changes Medical Standards for RPA pilots
A remotely piloted aircraft student pilot, operates an MQ-9 flight simulator for training at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 10, 2019. The 49th Wing is the largest formal training unit for MQ-9 RPA pilots and sensor operators
The US Air Force has approved changes to medical standards for remotely piloted aircraft pilots, which went into effect February 28. Continue reading
Germany Extends Heron Lease for $41 M
The budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, approved more than EUR36 million to ensure the continued operation of the System für die Abbildende Aufklärung in der Tiefe des EinsatzGebietes (Image Intelligence Deep in the Deployment Area, SAATEG) in Afghanistan using Heron 1 unmanned aerial systems leased from Israel until the end of May 2021. Continue reading