The Brazilian Navy has recently conducted trials with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
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
Denel Seeker 400 Completes First Flights
Denel’s Seeker 400 unmanned aircraft system successfully completed its first round of flight tests after a three year development process. Continue reading
Pentagon Chooses Global Hawk Over U-2
With the war in Afghanistan winding down and the pressure against federal spending increasing, the Pentagon is reconfiguring itself for leaner peacetime operations and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are among the programmes being affected. Continue reading
Iran Displays Combat UAS with Domestic Missile
Iran displayed its home-made combat UAS, Karrar, in camouflage and armed with anti-aircraft missiles in an Exhibition in Tehran on Saturday. The Karrar was displayed during Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to the Defence Industries Exhibition . Continue reading