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
Category Archives: Military UAS
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
Turkish Drones Destroy Russian-Made Air Defense Systems
On Friday, a missile fired by a Turkish drone destroyed a Russian-made Pantsir-S1 deployed by the Syrian Army in Idlib province. This video released by Turkish media, shows an active Syrian Pantsir being destroyed by a Turkish drone. Continue reading
Evolution of UAVs Employed by Houthi Forces in Yemen
Houthi-produced UAVs on display at an exhibition in Sanaa, Yemen, 7 July 2019
In July 2019, Houthi forces unveiled a collection of UAVs, which they claimed to have manufactured domestically. Eight types of Houthi-manufactured UAV have been identified in media reporting: Hudhed-1, Raqib, Rased and Sammad-1 (Reconnaissance UAVs – although the Sammad-1 can be weaponised), and Qasef-1, Qasef-2K, Sammad-2 and Sammad-3 (Combat UAVs).