A military reconnaissance drone crashed in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning, reportedly after it was shot down by a Palestinian terror group in the coastal enclave. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Yemeni Rebels Unveil Long-Range UAVs
A Sammad-3 long-range UAV with the bulge over its wing box is seen in front of a smaller Sammad-2
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (popularly known as the Houthis) unveiled on 7 July weapons that it has been using to attack Saudi Arabia in recent months, including a ground-launched cruise missile that may have been used to attack Abha International Airport on 12 June. Continue reading
French Navy Creates Shipborne UAV Squadron
The French Navy will make Flottille 36F, based at Hyères, near Toulon, its first shipborne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $275M US Army Services Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $275,000,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for aircraft, satellite communications air data terminals, universal ground data terminals, program management, and equipment maintenance and repair. Continue reading
Russian Naval Aviation Armed with Drones
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The Russian Navy follows the trend to operate robotic systems and increases the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the naval aviation. Naval aviation Commander Major-General Igor Kozhin said drone development for the Navy is a priority guideline for leading design bureaus. Continue reading
MQ-8C Fire Scout Achieves Initial Operational Capability
MQ-8C Fire Scout conducts flight test at Naval Air Patuxent River Webster Field Annex in Saint Inigoes, Maryland
The US Navy declared initial operational capability of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter June 28 clearing the way for fleet operations and training. Continue reading
Turkish Drone Destroyed at Tripoli Airport
Eastern Libyan forces loyal commander Khalifa Haftar said they destroyed a Turkish drone parked at Tripoli’s only working airport on Sunday and declared a “general mobilization” as tensions between Ankara and the eastern administration mounted. Continue reading
USAF MQ-9 Presence in Eastern Europe Shifts South
A contractor-owned MQ-9 with the 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group Det. 2 taxis after landing at Miroslawiec AB, Poland
The US Air Force has shifted the eyes of its newly stood up MQ-9 detachment in Europe south, temporarily moving the small number of deployed Reapers from Poland to Romania. Continue reading