The roar of F-16 fighter jets streaking across the sky over Des Moines on training missions will soon be silenced. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Japan Plans to Deploy Global Hawk to East China Sea
JAPAN is considering introducing American unmanned aircraft to boost surveillance of its territorial waters near islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a bitter dispute with Beijing, Kyodo News says. Continue reading
Syrian MiG-21 Upgraded to Carry Chemical Weapons without Pilot
A Syrian MiG-21, flown into Jordan last June by Syrian Air Force Colonel Hassan Hamada, had been upgraded to fly without a pilot and to carry chemical weapons. Continue reading
Armenia Buys UAS from Russia
Russia’s military industry has started to sell UAS to the post-Soviet republics. Continue reading
South Korea to Buy Four Global Hawks for $1.2 Billion
The U.S. Defense Department proposed selling South Korea four Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft made by Northrop Grumman Corp. in an order valued at $1.2 billion. Continue reading
Dassault Flight Demonstration of nEUROn UCAV
On Wednesday December 19, Dassault Aviation organized a flight demonstration of the nEUROn at Istres for the French and foreign authorities involved in the programme. Continue reading
UAS Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 Fleet Saved
RAF Creates NewClass of RPAS Pilots
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, the Chief of the Air Staff, has announced that the RAF is creating a new class of pilots within its Flying Branch for personnel who control unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading