U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim turned over a Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial System to Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana during a transfer ceremony at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on March 13. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Air Force Wants Air-to-Air Missiles on Reaper
MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 – Air Force photo by SrA. Damon Kasberg
The US Air Force (USAF) is looking to equip its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper with an air-to-air missile (AAM) capability for the first time. Continue reading
Chinese Businessmen are Key Links in Supply Chain for North Korea’s Drone Fleet
Wang Dewen is just one of the shadowy businessman who United Nations experts believe is one of several Chinese traders who may have helped Pyongyang build a fleet of around 300 military drones. Continue reading
Boeing Testing MQ-25 Stingray UAS Tanker
Boeing Co. has painted a portion of the tarmac at Lambert Field in St. Louis to resemble the flight deck of an aircraft carrier as it begins testing a prototype of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is competing for a U.S. Navy contract for an unmanned carrier-based refuelling tanker. Continue reading
Turkey’s Baykar to Export Armed UAVs to Qatar
Turkish unmanned aircraft producer Baykar Makina signed an agreement on Wednesday to export six armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Qatar’s armed forces. Continue reading
UK Royal Air Force Prepares for Protector
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is preparing for the introduction into service of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), with a dedicated team currently working through the issues in the United States. Continue reading
USAF’s Predator Ends Era at Creech AFB
An MQ-1 Predator sits on the flight line Dec. 8, 2016, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. Creech, Air Force photo by SrA Christian Clausen
The iconic MQ-1B Predator, which ushered in the age of drone warfare in the mid-1990s, flew into the sunset on Friday. The US Air Force held an official retirement ceremony at Creech AFB, Nevada, the headquarters of Air Force remotely piloted aircraft operations, on Friday, marking the end of the Predator’s reign in the air and the shift to an MQ-9-dominated RPA fleet. Continue reading
Predator XP/RQ-1E Part of “Live-Fly” Airshow at UMEX
The Predator XP/RQ-1E Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flew above the tarmac of Al Ain Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a “Live-Fly” event. Continue reading