In one of the most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the Department of Defense, the Strategic Capabilities Office, partnering with Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Textron Pitches VTOL Shadow to Australia
Textron Unmanned Systems is studying the feasibility of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which it hopes could be an upgrade option for the Australian Army’s ageing fleet. Continue reading
Northrop Upgrades Fire Scout Software
The US Navy and Northrop are upgrading software designs for the Fire Scout to harden its technology and secure video feeds from intrusion. Continue reading
France Orders Thales Spyranger Mini UAV
French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has selected Thales’s latest-generation Spy’Ranger mini surveillance and reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to equip the French forces. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $56M MQ-9 Contract for Spain
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $56,656,833 undefinitized contract action order (0034) to an existing basic ordering agreement (FA8620-15-G-4040) for the Spain MQ-9 Exportable Block 5 Procurement program.
Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet Gets More Orlan-10 UAVs
The Russian Ministry of Defence has announced that a new batch of Orlan-10 UAS has been delivered to the Kamchatka UAV squadron of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $349M USAF Support Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. a $349.1 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide support services for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems.
ANKA-S to be Delivered to Turkish Army in 2017
Delivery of 10 ground systems for the ANKA-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), currently being developed for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), will begin next year and is planned to be completed by 2018 while the qualification process was in progress. Continue reading