South Korea discovered a suspected North Korean drone on a mountain near its shared border Friday, according to the military, that believes the device was conducting reconnaissance. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Aircraft Downs Pro-Syrian UAV
A U.S. aircraft shot down an armed pro-Syria regime unmanned aerial vehicle today after it fired on coalition forces in southern Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials said in a statement. Continue reading
Philippines Revealed as ScanEagle Operator
A US Navy solicitation has shown the Philippines to be a hitherto-unknown operator of the Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Continue reading
Sneak Photo of Russia’s Orion UAV
The photo was taken recently at Protasovo airbase in Ryazan Oblast by Oleg Kondratov. Continue reading
German Heron TPs to be Controlled from Israeli Base
The Heron TP unmanned air vehicles that Germany will lease from Airbus Defence & Space and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will be operated from an Israeli air base. German crews will also be trained at the Israeli air force site, according to the commander of the service’s UAV academy – identified only as Lt Col S. Continue reading
Integrator to Replace Netherlands ScanEagle Fleet
The Netherlands has selected the Boeing Insitu Integrator UAV to meet requirement for a small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS). Continue reading
Fuel System Failure Caused 2016 Reaper Syrian Crash
A US Air Force MQ-9A that crashed in northern Syria on July 5, 2016, was brought down by a failure of the fuel control unit, according to an Accident Investigation Board report released Wednesday. Continue reading
Israel Defense Forces Receive Skylark 3
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to receive the first tranche of Skylark 3 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in June, service officials have disclosed. Continue reading