The RAF Reaper Force has reached two significant milestones. The fleet of remotely piloted aircraft systems has now been serving on coalition combat operations for 10 years during which time it has flown 100,000 hours. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Army Partners with Marines on 3-D Printed Drones
US Army researchers are working with the Marines to develop 3-D printed drones as materials science, aviation technology and software development merge to deliver new capabilities. Continue reading
Russian Base in Armenia Trains UAV Operators
Instructors of Divisions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) of Russian military base in Armenia started training of newly-arrived servicemen.
Fire Scout to Serve as Forward Spotter for US Navy
An MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter sits on the deck of Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8). US Navy Photo
The US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles will receive a new radar and datalink to set the UAV up as a forward spotter for the Navy’s surface fleet. Continue reading
Aeronautics Wins $13M Aerostar African Deal
Aeronautics Ltd. has signed a deal to sell Aerostar UAVs to an African country. The company reported to the TASE that it would supply the customer with UAVs for $13 million, with delivery spread over an 18-month period and payment taking place accordingly. Continue reading
Russian Sappers Learned Drone-Aided Mine Disarming in Syria
Early in December, personnel of Russia’s International Anti-Mining Center demonstrated new equipment commissioned by sapper units. In particular, the center’s experts showed how to deactivate a mine using a drone, Dmitry Klochko, director of LocMas who had attended the event told Mil.Today. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $25M French Air Force Contract
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc. has been awarded a $24,924,266 option (002606) to a previously awarded contract (FA8620-15-G-4040) for MQ-9 contractor logistics support phase 2. Continue reading
India Loses Heron, Secretive Sensors to China in Crash
India has lost a valuable troop scanning unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), along with its payload of sensors and intelligence systems, to a cross-border crash in Tibet, raising concerns that the wreckage may reveal some well-kept secrets to the Chinese Army. Continue reading