The photo was taken recently at Protasovo airbase in Ryazan Oblast by Oleg Kondratov. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
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
Australia Invests Aus $101M in WASP AE Fleet
The Australian federal government has announced it will be investing AU$101 million into small unmanned aerial systems for use by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The funding for the drone fleet comes under tranche one of a two-tranche program, with Minister for Defence Marise Payne commenting that Defence chose Wasp AE to meet an immediate need. Continue reading
Taiwan’s Surveillance Drone Still in Pilot Project Phase
Military officials announced Tengyun (騰雲機), a heavy drone designed for surveillance purposes, developed by Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s (CIST) was still in the pilot project phase, and was uncertain of the date of for the project’s completion. Continue reading
MQ-9B Skyguardian Remains Airborne for Over 48 Hours Non-Stop
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that its new MQ-9B SkyGuardianTM Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system, a “Certifiable” (STANAG 4671) version of its Predator B product line, has set a company record with the longest endurance flight of any Predator-series aircraft. Continue reading