Iran has unveiled indigenous cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles as the country continues to break new ground in its defence industry. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
American & Iranian UAS Share Airspace Over Iraq
Without getting too chummy the U.S. and Iran have been trying to work out some rules for each other’s use of UAVs now operating over Iraq. Iranian UAVs have been seen flying over Iraq since late June, apparently with the approval of the Iraqi government (and quiet assent of the Americans, who already had F-16s and UAVs over Iraq). Continue reading
Ukraine Deploys Domestic UAS to Donetsk and Luhansk
The Ukrainian defence industry has developed a UAS codenamed Dnieper 1, Ukrainian media said on Wednesday. Research and development was funded by businessmen who donated their money to the Homeland Defence Fund reporting to the administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region, run by oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi. Continue reading
Russian Troops Train on UAS in Armenia
Over 100 Russian military personnel based in Armenia will receive unmanned aircraft control skills during a three-day field training exercise, Russia’s Southern Military District said in a press release.The exercises have started at Kamhud and Alagyaz alpine training centres in Armenia. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Conducts First Fully Autonomous Mission
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), successfully conducted a fully autonomous resupply, reconnaissance, surveillance and target-acquisition demonstration using its Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) unmanned ground vehicle, K-MAX unmanned helicopter and Gyrocam optical sensor. Continue reading
USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Combined Manned, Unmanned Operations
The US Navy’s unmanned X-47B returned to carrier operations aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Aug. 17 and completed a series of tests, operating safely and seamlessly with manned aircraft. Building on lessons learned from its first test period aboard TR in November 2013, the X-47B team is now focused on perfecting deck operations and performing maneuvers with manned aircraft in the flight pattern.
Global Hawk Completes 100th Operational Mission in Southwest Asia
The U.S. Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, a wide area surveillance unmanned aircraft system, has just completed its 100th operational mission in Southwest Asia and recently moved into the Pacific region.
Vega to Build New UAS for Russian Defence Ministry
Russian company Vega is designing a new UAS of up to 200 kg for the Defence Ministry and is planning to get it built by 2016, the company’s official announced.