The Spanish Air Force is in initial negotiations with Israel Aerospace Industries about a possible purchase of Heron 1 unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Insitu Gets $8.5M US Navy Contract for RQ-21A Upgrades
Insitu Inc. is being awarded an $8,528,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement to address hardware obsolescence issues and align two previously delivered early operational capability RQ-21A small tactical unmanned aircraft systems to the current system configuration. Continue reading
IAI Develops Heron TP In-flight Refuelling System
Israel Aerospace Industries is developing an aerial refuelling system for its Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system, with the programme based on the use of an unmanned in-flight refuelling tanker. Continue reading
Poland to Contribute €40M to NATO UAS Programme
Poland will join NATO’s plan to buy UAS, a source in the organization’s headquarters told Polska The Times. The country has already paid some money into the programme, the source said. Continue reading
UN Chooses Falco for Congo Surveillance
The United Nations has selected its first unarmed surveillance aircraft, an Italian-made plane that will be tried out by peacekeepers in eastern Congo. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $39M US Air Force Contract for MQ-9 Control Station Upgrades
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $39,455,726 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the MQ-9 Technology Insertion Technical Solution. This contract action will modify MQ-9 Block 5, Ground Control Station (GCS) Block 30 and GCS Block 50 as required to enable integration and testing of the Tech Insertion capability. Continue reading
New, Improved Gray Eagle – First Pictures
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. just released the first pictures of the new, Improved Gray Eagle. Continue reading
US Military Black Dart Exercise Test UAS Countermeasures
The US military’s premier joint exercise to test countermeasures to protect against enemy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) began on 29 July and run until 11 August at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California. Continue reading