On Sunday, April 5, Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was identified as the Russian Zastava aircraft Bird Eye 400, near Svetlodarsk, in the area of Operation United Forces. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Navy Orders 3 More Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Aerial Refuelling Drones
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract modification for three additional MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft Boeing is manufacturing to seven. Continue reading
UK Stands-Up ‘Swarming Drones’ Development Unit
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has stood-up an experimental unit dedicated to developing an operational ‘swarming drones’ capability, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told Jane’s . Continue reading
Is Iran’s Ababil 3 a Bribe from a South African Telco ?
The latest iteration of Iran’s Ababil looks much different than its predecessor generations. Though it still uses a pusher configuration, the “Ababil 3” is strikingly similar to South Africa’s Denel Seeker — which it may, in fact, be, either a reverse-engineered copy or simply straight-up rebadged. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes First Production-Representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has completed the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). First flight of this aircraft took place on March 30, 2020 at GA-ASI’s Flight Operations Facility in El Mirage, California. Continue reading
Final 3 Teams in First FirePoint C3 Challenge
The FirePoint Innovations Center at Wichita State University has announced the final three teams have been selected in the first-ever FirePoint C3 Challenge. With a combined $35,000 in funding to bring their concepts to life, the three teams will now begin putting their heads—and designs—together, collaborating to build the U.S. Army’s next-generation unmanned aerial vehicle concept (UAV). Continue reading
First Order for FLIR Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment has procured one of the company’s Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance Systems (VRS) as part of an innovative base protection program. The order represents the first sale of an integrated VRS system for FLIR. Continue reading
Air National Guard to Install GA-ASI Detect and Avoid System on Two MQ-9 RPA
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Air National Guard have signed a contract for GA-ASI to supply its Detect and Avoid System for one MQ-9 Block 1 and one MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading