FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $10 million contract to deliver dozens of its SkyRaider Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Tupolev to Make First Drone in Decades
Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-143 launched in 2008
Russia’s Tupolev is best known for building a strategic bomber powered by turboprop engines. The Tu-95 Bear, a still-flying relic of the Cold War that first took to the skies in 1952, is an artifact from an older era of design, with durability that can last the better part of a century. Continue reading
Moroccan Apaches to Get Video from MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1C Gray Eagle/ Apache in manned-unmanned teaming
The multi-billion dollar Moroccan deal for AH-64 Apaches also includes acquisition of manned-unmanned teaming kits (MUTKs) that will enable the gunship to collaborate with surveillance drones. Continue reading
GA-ASI Holds 3rd Multi-Domain Operations Demo with Gray Eagle ER
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a month-long demo event that showcased a suite of long-range sensors, Air Launched Effects (ALE) and Scalable Command and Control (SC2) on its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
TAI will Produce Cargo UAV for Turkish Armed Forces
Cargo unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be used to meet the logistics needs of the Turkish Armed Forces at the operation sites. Continue reading
Iran Unveils New Drone with 1,000 Km Range
The Islamic Republic has been increasingly developing its domestic arms industry for years now, having started to do so in the face of international sanctions and its inability to buy weapons systems abroad. Continue reading
Philippines Expect Delivery of Final Six Hermes 900
Hermes 900 MALE UAV during pre-selection trials in Switzerland.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) revealed in its latest ‘Lead One Today’ quarterly e-newsletter that it is expecting delivery this year of the final six of nine Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from Israel’s Elbit Systems to enhance its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR] capabilities. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff and Landing Enhancements
Predator-B Block-5 First-Flight
As part of the ongoing U.S. Air Force contract for MQ-9A Reaper modernization, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated three expanded Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) enhancements that provide the MQ-9A with a dramatic increase in operational flexibility. Continue reading