A U.S. Navy office set up less than two years ago to oversee the warfare development of unmanned systems has been eliminated, the Navy announced. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Islamic State’s Drone Documents Revealed
Screen capture from Islamic State video
Much has been made of the Islamic State drone threat ever since the group killed two Kurdish soldiers in October 2016 with a bomb hidden within one of its drones that Kurdish forces downed in Iraq.1 The Islamic State was able to achieve this feat through an act of deception, as the two Kurdish soldiers were killed by the bomb after they had taken the drone back to their base to inspect it. Continue reading
US Army Seeks Multifunction EW Pod for Gray Eagle
The U.S. Army is seeking information on a multifunction electronic warfare (MFEW) pod to be carried by the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft as part of a wider airborne “system of systems” program to provide forces with organic electronic attack and support capability. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $12M UK MQ-9 Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded an $11,894,645 undefinitized contract action for spare parts and support equipment for United Kingdom’s MQ-9 fleet. Continue reading
Camcopter S-100 Wins Royal Australian Navy Contract
The Royal Australian Navy awarded to Schiebel a contract for the supply of its CAMCOPTER S-100 System and three years of follow-on Contractor Logistics Support. Continue reading
China Offers Air-Ground Missiles for Drones
China can now offer users of its combat drones a new missile designed for anti-terrorism operations and low-intensity conflicts. The new, short-range AR-2 is perfect for mounting on drones in anti-terrorism uses, officials said.
$1.5M Shadow Disappears on Training Flight
The US Army is missing a $1.5 million drone that disappeared while on a training flight at Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona.
GAO Issues Report on Unmanned Aerial Systems
The Government Accountability Office has issued a Report to Congress on the Air Force and Army unmanned aerial systems personnel strategies. The report (GAO-17-53) is titled “Unmanned Aerial Systems – Air Force and Army Should Improve Strategic Human Capital Planning for Pilot Workforces”, Continue reading