The U.S. Army has issued a market survey for a 10-pound UAS with hover and stare capability that would be suitable for the Bulgarian armed forces. Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., issued a sources-sought notice to locate potential sources to deliver and train vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV systems for foreign military sales to Bulgaria. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Predator B ER Conducts First Long-Range Endurance Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced the successful second endurance flight of its Predator B Extended Range (ER) RPA, an advanced derivative of the mission-proven Predator B RPA that has accumulated over 800,000 flight hours since 2001. The flight launched on June 17 and landed on June 18. Continue reading
US Army Tests NERO Electronic Warfare Jammer on UAS
Last month within the mountainous terrain of The Great Salt Lake Desert at Dugway Proving Ground Utah, the U.S. Army conducted flight testing of an unmanned airborne electronic attack capability known as NERO, or the Networked Electronic Warfare Remotely Operated. Continue reading
Thales Reveals 6-Kg Glide Bomb for UAS
Thales has developed a ready-for-market precision-guided bomb based on its Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) designed for use on small unmanned air systems.
GA-ASI Demonstrates Predator Interoperability with NATO ISR Enterprise at Unified Vision 2014
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced its successful participation in NATO’s Unified Vision (UV14) Trial at Ørland Main Air Station in Brekstad, Norway, May 19-28.
Black Box Issue Hinders Reaper Sales to Germany
Diplomatic tensions between Germany and the U.S. stoked by allegations of spying are spilling over into German government plans to upgrade the military’s UAS, said lawmakers who sit on parliament’s Defence Committee.
France & UK to Sign MoU on UCAS Study
Britain and France plan to sign a memorandum of understanding for the study of a combat UAS bringing their Air Forces closer to an advanced fighter programme worth billions, defence ministry spokespersons of the two countries said. Continue reading
Australia Extends Heron Missions in Afghanistan
The Royal Australian Air Force’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft mission in Afghanistan has been extended to the end of 2014 following a request from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).