An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft suffered a “hard landing” in Niamey, Niger, following an unarmed reconnaissance and surveillance sortie in support of operations in West Africa last Monday, officials said.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Russia Offers UAS to Patrol Ukraine Border
During last week’s ASEM summit in Milan, Russia made it clear that it was ready to provide drones for security monitoring in eastern Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. Continue reading
German Luna UAS Cannot fly in Ukraine in Winter
Germany’s Luna UAS cannot fly in Ukraine during the winter period for technical reasons, so the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) monitors will not be able to use them, the Bild newspaper said on Friday.
Second Triton UAS Completes First Flight
The U.S. Navy’s second MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully completed its first flight. Operating out of a manufacturing facility in Palmdale, a Navy and Northrop Grumman flight test team conducted the 6.7-hour flight Oct. 15. The flight is a critical first step in preparing the aircraft to fly to a Navy facility in Maryland later this month.
US Army Testing IAI Hand-Launched UAS
The US Army is field testing more than a dozen hand-launched ArrowLite unmanned air vehicles manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, which has long sought a foothold in the US military unmanned air systems (UAS) market.
Predator/Gray Eagle Series Exceeds 3 Million Flight Hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that its Predator/Gray Eagle-series aircraft family has achieved a historic company and industry milestone: three million flight hours – which is the equivalent of flying over 340 years, around-the-clock, every day. The milestone occurred on October 2, with nearly 222,000 total missions completed and almost 90-percent of all missions flown in combat.
ARES Gets US Navy Flight Clearance
SHIELD Aviation, Inc. has announced the granting of a Category 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Interim Flight Clearance (IFC) for the ARES Block C UAS by Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) Patuxent River MD AIR – 4.0P. The ARES UAS IFC supports Navy public aircraft operations of ARES Block C UAS within restricted and warning areas of the U.S. National airspace.
MQ-1B Predator Accident Report Released
An oil leak led to an MQ-1 B Predator crash near Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Apr. 26, 2014, according to an Air Combat Command abbreviated accident investigation board report just released.