US warplanes have bombed a small drone used by Islamic State extremists in Iraq, marking the first time American-led forces had targeted an unmanned aircraft flown by the jihadists, officials said Wednesday.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Predator B Reaches One Million Flight Hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI),has announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA fleet has achieved a historic milestone of one million cumulative flight hours, with almost 90-percent of all missions flown in combat.
First of 10 Apache Units Adds 12 Shadow UAS
The first of 10 AH-64 Apache battalions to receive Shadow unmanned aerial systems will be reflagged today at Fort Bliss, Texas. The 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment will become 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, making it the first Apache battalion to be converted to a heavy attack reconnaissance squadron.
German Air Force Still Wants HALE UAV
The German Air Force has touted the benefits that a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle would have over a converted business jet to fill the signal intelligence capability gap that it was left with in 2010.
What is Global Hawk?
Northrop Grumman just released this promotion video about Global Hawk. Continue reading
Argentina to Make Military UAS
On September 9th, Mr. Arturo A. Puricelli, Minister of Defense and Mrs. Nilda Garré, Minister of Security signed a series of cooperation and coordination agreements in order to enhance programs of joint interest in the areas of Public Health, Transport and Maritime affairs, among others. Continue reading
US Soldiers Give Black Hornet Thumbs Up
U.S. Army manoeuvre officials here just finished testing miniature drones and other high-tech soldier kit at Fort Benning, much of which is designed to help infantry squads and platoons spot the enemy first.
Global Hawk Sees Decrease in Cost Per Flight Hour
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has achieved a significant decrease in cost per flight hour coupled with a sharp increase in flight hours in 2014.