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
Category Archives: Military UAS
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
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Electronic Attack Capability on Bat Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation has integrated and employed an internal miniature electronic attack payload on the Bat unmanned aircraft, marking the first time that such a system was used in operation on a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
German Coalition Rules Out Armed UAS
Members of the next German government have agreed to postpone the country’s purchase of armed UAS indefinitely following controversy over their use and cost. Continue reading
RF-84 Thunderflash – The Predator of the 1950’s
Advances in aviation in the early part of the Jet age made the 1950’s and 60’s an exciting time to be a part of the fledgling United States Air Force. Master Sergeant Vince De Groot recently did some digging into the history of the mission of the RF-84 Thunderflash and tells how the ingenuity of U.S. Airman contributed to the unique mission of RF-84 at the time. Continue reading