The US Navy and Marine Corps’ RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system received the official green light for operation Jan. 13, marking a major milestone for the program.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Future UAS Should be VTOL – US Army Aviation Chief
The US Army aviation chief, Maj. Gen. Michael Lundy, wants to spend the service’s shrunken aircraft acquisition budget — down about 40 percent over the past three years — on manned rather than unmanned aircraft. After all, this is the Army. Continue reading
Unmanned AirMule First Untethered Flight
On 30 December 2015, Urban Aeronautics’ AirMule completed its first autonomous, untethered flight at Megiddo airfield in northern Israel. Continue reading
Germany Begins Negotiations on Leasing Heron TP
The Bundeswehr has begun negotiations with the Israelis on leasing armed Heron TP medium-range long-endurance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to bridge the gap until it acquires a European UAS by 2025, along with France, Italy and Spain. Continue reading
Romanian Army Gets Four Phoenix 30 UAVs
Romania’s army has a new quadrotor capability following the arrival of four UAV Solutions Phoenix 30 unmanned air vehicles.
US Navy wants sUAS that Can See in the Dark
The US Navy, which already operates the catapult-launched ScanEagle and Blackjack, is interesting in procuring more tactical small unmanned aerial systems to provide ISR in day and night operations, as well as in adverse environmental conditions.
Cockpit Holograms for Manned-Unmanned Teaming
The US Army wants to convert data from multiple distributed sensors into a 3-D hologram beamed inside a cockpit. The goal is to ease the workload on Army pilots overwhelmed by flying their own aircraft while trying to operate unmanned aircraft in manned-unmanned teaming, according to the Army research solicitation.
India Air Force Detects Terrorists with Thermal Imaging
In a statement, the Indian Air Force has revealed that “a group of terrorists were detected by the aerial surveillance platforms as soon as they entered the Air Force Station at Pathankot”. Continue reading