Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S. Navy after completing final assembly at the company’s unmanned systems center in Moss Point, Miss. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
First War Mission for RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk
US Air Force history was made with an unmanned aircraft earlier in September when an RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk took off from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and flew into war for the first time on Sept. 19, 2013. Continue reading
Shadow Flies Again in Alaska
The paratroopers of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division launched an unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, on Forward Operating Base Sparta for the first time since 2008 on Friday, Nov. 15. Continue reading
Europe Forms UAS Users Club
Several EU nations including France and Germany agreed on Tuesday to join forces to develop new-generation UAS, in a bid to close a gaping deficiency in the bloc’s defence industry. Continue reading
Algeria Considers Adcom Systems Yabhon United 40 MALE UAS
Algeria has set its eyes on the Adcom Systems Yabhon United 40 Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at the ongoing Dubai Air Show 2013. Algiers wants to boost its medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capacity. The Yabhon United 40 Block 5 is considered to be likely included in its fleet very soon. Continue reading
Iran Announces Fortros 30-Hour UAS – Heron Clone
Iran’s new UAS enjoys unique strategic capabilities, including 30-hour-long flight durability, and has been developed for combat and surveillance missions, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced on Monday. Continue reading
UAE Increases Stake in Piaggio Aero
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) investment fund has beefed up its stake in Italy-based Piaggio Aero, just as the aeronautics firm gets ready for the debut flight of its P.1HH Hammerhead UAS, scheduled to take place within days at Sicily’s Trapani Air Base. Continue reading
Saab Skeldar in Operation with Spanish Navy Hunting Somalian Pirates
Saab’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Skeldar is now operationally deployed on-board the offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro. Skeldar is supporting the Spanish Navy with surveillance capabilities while taking part in the EU Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden. Continue reading