Russia unveiled its Katran rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the Victory Day Parade in May. “The trials of the Katran UAV are scheduled for this summer [mid-2018],” a Russian aerospace industry source told Jane’s . Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
General Atomics and Pratt & Whitney Team Successful MQ-25 Engine Test
The Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW815 engine was selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to power their proposed solution for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft. On April 5th, the GA-ASI/P&W team completed its first powered run of the PW815 with the GA-ASI MQ-25A inlet and exhaust configuration. Continue reading
L3 MAS Teams with IAI for Canadian RPAS Project
L3 MAS announced that it has teamed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to form Team Artemis to offer the state-of-the-art Artemis Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), based on IAI’s Heron TP, for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program. Continue reading
India’s Rustom-2 Delivered to Armed Forces by 2020
The Rustom-II which is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be delivered to the armed forces by 2020, said DRDO Chairman S Chistopher, in Pune on Friday. Continue reading
General Atomics Launches Team SkyGuardian Canada
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the official launch of Team SkyGuardian Canada, consisting of Canadian teammates CAE Canada, MDA, and L3 WESCAM. The team is combining the best of Canadian industry with the world’s most advanced Medium-altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS, the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, to fulfil Canada’s RPAS project requirements. Continue reading
Russia’s Zala Aero Begins Serial Production of New UAV
Zala Aero, part of the Kalashnikov Concern, has launched the serial production of a new unmanned aerial vehicle, ZALA 421-16Ev2, according to the parent company. Continue reading
Australian Army Rolls Out Black Hornet Nano UAS
The Black Hornet Nano UAS will soon be rolled out to Australian Army soldiers in Brisbane following the completion of the Black Hornet Nano UAS Program, an A$18 million project and is a key capability milestone for the Army as it continues to be a technologically advanced force. Continue reading
Cormorant Achieves IDF Mission Demo Milestone
On May 7th, Tactical Robotics (a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics Ltd), based in Yavne. Israel, successfully performed a first “mission representative” demonstration for its lead customer, the Israel Defence Forces. Continue reading