A ScanEagle prepares for launch in Helmand, Afghanistan.
Boeing is close to sealing a deal to sell unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Vietnam, an official from the U.S. company revealed. Continue reading
Vietnam to Acquire ScanEagles
Category Archives: Military UAS
Australia Confirms Purchase of Second MQ-4C Triton
The Australian government has confirmed the acquisition of a second Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude long endurance maritime unmanned ISR air vehicle. Continue reading
Skyborg Program Seeks Industry Input for AI initiative
The US Air Force office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation at the Air Force Research Laboratory is working on fielding a prototype Autonomous, Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle as an Early Operational Capability as early as 2023. Continue reading
Textron, Martin Get $99.5M for US Army FTUAS Trials
The US Army has given Textron AAI and Martin UAV $99.5 million each to provide scout drones for testing as possible replacements for the current Shadow, the service announced. Continue reading
NAVAIR Orders MQ-8C Fire Scout Weapons Studies
The US Navy’s (USN’s) aviation support arm has embarked on a series of studies examining options for the possible weaponisation of its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters. Continue reading
Dynetics Unveils Mock-Up of Gremlin
Dynetics has unveiled this mock-up of their new Gremlin airborne launch and recovery unmanned aerial systems at the 2019 AUSA Global Force Symposium. Continue reading
France to Weaponise Reapers
France has begun arming its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a weapon integration contract awarded on 22 March. Continue reading
US Marines’ Plywood Supply Drone in Flight Tests
LG-1K, developed by Logistic Gliders Inc under contract with DARPA and the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, is meant to be a very low-cost drone capable of being released from fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter. The plywood and aluminum drone is 10.4 feet long with a 23=foot wingspan. The LG-1K can carry up to 700 lb.s of supplies. It’s now flown twelve missions demonstrating its ability to glide—in some cases autonomously—to a landing zone with GPS precision. Continue reading