Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the US Army since 1996, recently surpassed 100,000 combat flight hours in service. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk Boasts Best Safety Record Designation
Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been designated as the platform with the best safety record in the U.S. Air Force in 2013. Continue reading
Ecuador Unveils First Domestic UAS
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has unveiled the country’s first domestically made unmanned aircraft system. It will help Quito fight drug traffic and will also be on sale in South America, costing “7 times less” than its Israeli equivalent. Continue reading
US Air Force Remotely Piloted Aircraft Commercial – Video
The US Air Force just posted this commercial on the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading
US DOD Speeds Delivery of Surveillance Assets to Iraq
The United States is speeding delivery of unmanned aircraft systems Iraq purchased under the foreign military sales programme to help in tracking and thwarting al-Qaida-affiliated groups, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Pentagon Plans to Weaponize More UAS
As the war in Afghanistan ends and new threats emerge in the Asia-Pacific region, the Pentagon is considering adapting multiple weapons for UAS, including the Cold War-era Hydra 70 rocket and the Laser Homing Attack or Anti-Tank Missile, or LAHAT, according to its latest report on the future of unmanned systems. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $32M United Kingdom Contractor Logistics Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has been awarded a $31,937,493 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action (FA8620-10-G-3038 0080 09) for United Kingdom contractor logistics support (CLS) phase 1 and 2 effort consisting of urgent repairs and services, logistics support, field service representative support, contractor inventory control point and spares management, depot repair, flight operations support and field maintenance. Continue reading
President Goodluck Jonathan Commissions First Nigerian-Made UAS
In December 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan, in the capital city of Kaduna, unveiled the first Nigerian made unmanned aircraft system, named ‘Gulma’ meaning ‘gossip’ in the local Hausa language. It was produced by the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) with the help of aerospace engineers from Cranfield University in Britain. Continue reading