The Russian military may have shot down two drones that belonged to the U.S. Armed Forces in the eastern Mediterranean last night, the Russian aviation website Avia.Pro reported. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Adani-Elbit JV to Export UAV Systems
Adani Elbit Advanced Systems, a joint venture between Adani Defence & Aerospace and Elbit Systems of Israel, said that it has started exporting Hermes 900 unmanned aerial platform to international customers. Continue reading
IAI Signs MoU to Produce UAVs with Indian Firms
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a strategic collaboration memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian companies Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Dynamatic Technologies (DTL) to focus on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Boeing and US Navy Link Piloted, Unmanned Growlers
Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems using a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two. Continue reading
Chinese Military Officials Visited Cambodia Just Before Mysterious Drone Crash
Chinese-made drone that crashed into a field in southern Cambodia
A high-level delegation of Chinese military mapping experts visited a Cambodian naval base in December, three weeks before a huge Chinese surveillance drone crashed in the adjoining province, according to a leaked document obtained by the ABC. Continue reading
Iranian Drone Down in Southwestern Province
An Iranian military drone crash landed in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the country’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Continue reading
Germany Cancels Planned $2.5BN Triton Deal
MQ-4C Tritons at a Northrop Grumman test facility in Palmdale, California
The German government has canceled plans to buy Northrop Grumman-made Triton drones to the tune of $2.5 billion, opting instead for manned planes carrying eavesdropping sensors.
IAI to Unveil the HERON MK II at Singapore Airshow
Heron MK II
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will unveil the HERON MK II, a Multi Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), at the upcoming Singapore Airshow. The HERON MK II is an updated model of the HERON UAV, which is used by the Israeli Air Force and is operational with over 20 other organizations worldwide. Continue reading