The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group for the production of six VSR700 unmanned aerial systems. The VSR700s will be operated from 2028 by the French Navy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
French DGA Orders CAMCOPTER S-100 VTOL UAVs for French Navy
The French defence procurement agency (DGA) signed a contract with Naval Group in the frame of the SDAM program to procure new VTOL UAVs for the French Navy: the CAMCOPTER S-100F UAVs are being procured as light reconnaissance drones to equip the FREMM frigates Continue reading
‘Baba Yaga’ Ukrainian Drone Gets Own Monument
A monument honouring the legendary Ukrainian heavy combat drones, dubbed by the Russian forces ‘Baba Yaga’, was unveiled in the town of Vyshneve in the Kyiv region—a tribute to a weapon that has become a symbol of fear for Russian forces during the war, according to Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) on December 26. Continue reading
EagleNXT Supplies Drones to NATO Forces in Europe
– Eagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced the sale of two eBee VISION unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR). Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $14M Service Contract for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Fleet
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a face value $14,314,754 cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification (P00018) to previously awarded FA8689-23-C-2013 to exercise an option for continued sustainment for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System Program fleet. Continue reading
US Navy F-35 Pilots Train Controlling Drones with Touchscreen Tablets
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) achieved a milestone in advancing F-35 Lightning II integration with the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) during a recent tactical demonstration in its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). Continue reading
GA-ASI and USN Test Expanded Sonobuoy Dispensing System For MQ-9B SeaGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Navy continue to expand the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability of the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
Turkey’s ‘Nano Helicopter’ Acheives Export Success
A Turkish defence firm has secured export agreements with five countries for its domestically developed “nano” unmanned helicopter, produced with state-backed research and development support. Continue reading