Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has begun placing engine orders in anticipation of receiving first series production contracts for its XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat air system (UCAS) before the end of 2019. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Russian Okhotnik-B UCAV Makes First Flight
Russia’s Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, has made the first flight, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Saturday. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $22M US Army Gray Eagle Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical System Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $21,742,996 modification (00005P) to contract W58RGZ-18-C-0037 for MQ-1C Gray Eagle extended range aircraft unique initial spares and ground support equipment. Continue reading
French Navy Aiming For 1,200 Unmanned Systems By 2030
Airbus VSR700
There will be 1,200 drones in the French Navy in 2030, Marine Nationale’s Chief-of-Staff admiral Christophe Prazuck recently declared to the Commission of National Defence and Armed Forces of the French Assemblée Nationale. Continue reading
Bolivia to Buy Drones from Iran
Iranian designed Ababil II
Bolivia is set to procure unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from Iran following a meeting between high-ranking government officials from both countries on 23 July. Continue reading
US Navy Tests Multiple Unmanned Aerial and Undersea Systems
MK4 Launcher launches a ScanEagle from the expeditionary fast transport vessel, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1).
The US Navy has carried out a series of fleet experiments with multiple unmanned aerial and undersea systems aboard the expeditionary fast transport (EFT) vessel, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). Testing was conducted in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key West, Florida, and included the V-BAT vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Scan Eagle UAV, and Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). Continue reading
US Army to Procure Hugin Gen 2 Quadrotor from Solute
The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) – Vicksburg, MS intends to issue a sole source award utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Solute San Diego, CA for the Purchase of twenty four (24) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Continue reading
USAF Invests $1M in Drone Tech During Pitch Day
Program Executive Office Digital granted 13 drone technology contracts to innovative companies during a Pitch Day held July 24 at the Northeastern University Innovation Campus in Burlington. Continue reading