Kandahar’s UAS Operators are essential when it comes to spotting the enemy first when others can not. From the 62nd ERS, this sensor operator goes into the details of whats involved in her job as a part of the MQ-9 Reaper Team. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Belarus, Turkmenistan to Develop Domestic UAS
Belarus plans to start the production of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Turkmenistan. The information was released by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko after negotiations with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat on 5 November, BelTA has learned. Continue reading
Triton Unmanned Aircraft Wing Strength Exceeds US Navy Requirement
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, Inc., have successfully demonstrated the structural strength of the U.S. Navy’s Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) wing. Continue reading
Israeli Skylark UAS Down inside Gaza Strip- Hamas Collects Wreckage
An unmanned Israeli surveillance aircraft crashed in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after experiencing a technical malfunction, the military said. The military said it was investigating what caused the Skylark UAS to go down. Continue reading
Korea to Go Ahead with Purchase of 4 Global Hawks
The Korean military has decided to buy four Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as part of building its kill chain system, an arms procurement officer said last Friday. Continue reading
MQ-1B Predator Crashes Outside Holloman Air Force Base
An MQ-1B Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft crashed approximately 6 miles northwest of Holloman Air Force Base airfield in New Mexico at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday. Continue reading
MDA Gets $11.3 M Raven Contract from Canada’s Department of National Defence
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at $11.3 million with Canada’s Department of National Defence to “provide an Unmanned Aerial Surveillance solution”. Continue reading
Prox Dynamics Gets $2.5M US Army Black Hornet Contract
US Army researchers are asking a Norwegian company to develop a pocket-sized helicopter drone to provide a personal reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for infantrymen and Special Forces warfighters. Continue reading