The US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton completed its initial flight test phase at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, facility March 13, bringing the unmanned air system one step closer to introduction to the fleet in 2017.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawk Early and On Cost
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered another Global Hawk Block 40 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the U.S. Air Force at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., ahead of schedule, on February 14.
Iranian UAS are Worthy of Serious Consideration
Observers of formal Iranian reports dealing with the development of various weapon systems have been familiar, for years now, with the ritual where various weapons are presented to senior officials, normally in the presence of the Iranian Defence Minister, who has the honour of unveiling “the world’s best and most advanced” weapon systems, as they are normally introduced.
Brazilian Navy Trials ScanEagle
The Brazilian Navy has recently conducted trials with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle. Continue reading
Australia Confirms Triton Deal
Prime Minister Tony Abbott travelled to South Australia two days out from the state election to announce that the government would buy Tritons, to be based at RAAF Edinburgh outside Adelaide. The deal will be conditional on the US Navy proving this advanced and expensive technology works properly. Continue reading
AAI RQ-7 Shadow Tactical UAS in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Soldiers with Company B, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, retrieve and launch an unmanned aircraft, the RQ-7B Shadow, on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Continue reading
Algeria Evaluates Chinese CH-4
Algeria is evaluating the Chinese CH-4 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and is reportedly very interested in acquiring the type, which can be armed with guided weapons. Continue reading
Russia To Deploy UAS In Tajikistan
Russian troops in Tajikistan have received surveillance UAS designed for “terrain reconnaissance and detection of radioactivity,” the Russian military has announced. “The UAS have substantially raised the military capability of the units carrying out the surveillance mission during day and night,” the report said. Continue reading