An $11.6 billion defense request that President Barack Obama sent Congress includes funds to buy more lethal drones for U.S. commandos fighting Islamic State and other terrorists as well as networks to counter the pilotless aircraft those groups are now using. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
German Heron Flies First Mission in Mali
The Heron I has flown its first operational mission in Mali on behalf of the German military as part of a contract with Airbus Defence and Space. Continue reading
US Issues Counter-UAS Hard Kill Challenge
The threat of unmanned aerial systems (UAS’s) to American interests within the continental United States and outside our borders is an ongoing concern. Continue reading
China Shows Cloud Shadow Jet-Powered UAV for Export
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is showcasing a newly revealed jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the Cloud Shadow. Marketed as a high-altitude and long-endurance (HALE) UAV, the Cloud Shadow can be used for strike as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Continue reading
Two Stalkers Down in Two Days in Australian Airspace
Not much ever makes it into the general media about Unmanned Aerial Systems like the Lockheed Martin Stalker XE, but two of them were destroyed in accidents in Victoria last week that are now being investigated by the ATSB.
AAI Gets $205M Shadow Contract for Australia
AAI Corporation was awarded a $206,561,704 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales (Australia) contract for contractor logistics sustainment services for Shadow RQ-7B unmanned aerial systems.
ScanEagle Lands in Smithsonian Museum
ScanEagle, the gorge-made robotic aircraft that has logged almost one million hours of flight, has landed in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum collection. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $10M Contract from Dutch MoD
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the receipt of a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence on October 14 for small UAS, upgrades and support services totaling $10,321,375. Delivery is anticipated within six months.