General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded an $80,052,248 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Gray Eagle Block 0 Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Thales Presents Spy Ranger 550
Thales showcased for the first time Spy’Ranger 550 at the Paris Airshow, a new addition to our range of mini Unmanned Air Systems for tactical surveillance and intelligence. Continue reading
Aeronautics Gets $8M Orbiter 3 Deal
Israeli defense company Aeronautics announced a deal worth $8 million to sell their advanced Orbiter 3 drone to an unnamed country. Continue reading
US Navy Awards Insitu $390M RQ-21A Contract
The Navy last week announced a contract award to Boeing Insitu worth up to $390 million for the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned air vehicle. Continue reading
Iran Files UN Security Council Complaint Against US Over Airspace Violation
The (Iranian) Foreign Ministry filed a complaint to the UN Security Council and the organization’s president (Mansour al-Otaibi) after a US spy drone violated Iran’s airspace and was shot down. It lodged the complaint under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam-Hossein Dehqani said on Friday. Continue reading
New Loitering Munition from ZALA Aero
Kalashnikov is presenting new precision UAV weapon system, the ZALA LANCET at the international forum “Army 2019”. Testing of this UAV system is already completed.
Schiebel Pacific Opens New facility and Signs MOU with Air Affairs Australia
One year after its foundation, Schiebel Pacific Pty Ltd (SPL) celebrates the opening of its new office and workshop at the Albatross Aviation Technical Park (AATP) in Yerriyong, New South Wales, and announces its cooperation with Air Affairs Australia Pty Ltd (AAA). Continue reading
Textron Completes Testing of Shadow Block III Upgrades
Textron’s Aerosonde HQ is a possible replacement for the company’s Shadow UAV. Its hybrid quadrotor technology makes it runway-independent and capable of vertical takeoff and landing
Textron has confirmed that it has completed test flights of the Block III upgrade configuration for its Shadow UAV, which when introduced will add more capability and reliability to the U.S. Army’s in-service fleet. Continue reading