The US Air Force believes that an electrical issue, not enemy fire, caused its MQ-9 Reaper to crash in northern Syria on Tuesday, a spokesman told Air Force Magazine by email. Following the crash, ISIS-affiliated fighters posted video of the wreckage and claimed they shot down the remotely piloted aircraft.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Certifiable Predator B Fuselage Integration Begins
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI)has announced that fuselage integration of its new Certifiable Predator B (CPB) RPA system in now underway.
MQ-9 Crashes in Northern Syria
A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft crashed in northern Syria at approximately 7:10 a.m. local time, July 5, 2016. Continue reading
Avionics Services Brazil Launches Caçador
Avionics Services S.A. has officially launched its “MALE” UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) class 4 Caçador (“Hunter”). Continue reading
Thales Gets UK £80M Watchkeeper Support Contract
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Thales a £80 million contract to deliver Support to the British Army’s combat proven Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
Japan, Israel Plan Joint Research on Unmanned Systems
The defense authorities of Japan and Israel are making preparations toward initiating joint research on unmanned surveillance airplanes, Japanese government sources and bilateral diplomatic sources said.
GA-ASI Achieves CMMI Level 5 Rating
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), has that announced that the Development and Production processes of its Aircraft Systems business unit (“Full-Directed Programs, Systems, and Software”) have been appraised at Maturity Level 51 using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Institute’s Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) version 1.3b. Continue reading
Germany to Lease Five Heron TPs
The German army plans to rent five unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems from Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) at a cost of €580 million. The systems are IAI’s most advanced UAVs the Heron TP, also adopted in recent years by the Israeli air force, which calls it Eitan.