“Project 119L” was a Cold War reconnaissance operation by the U.S. Air Force in which large balloons floated cameras over the Soviet Union. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
UK Issues Urgent $63M Call for Maritime UAS
The UK Ministry of Defence was due to receive responses by 28 August from contractors interested in bidding for a maritime unmanned air system deal worth £40 million ($63 million). Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Celebrates 100 years with Desert Hawk Demonstration for Media
Members of Lockheed Martin Systems & Sensors team discussed the company’s 100-year history at a demonstration last week of the Desert Hawk at the company’s campus in Owego. Continue reading
Iranian Mohajer-2 UAS Appears in Venezuela
Under the name of Sant Arpia, the Mohajer 2, an Iranian UAS, is currently flying in Venezuela. Continue reading
Chinese Delegation in Iran to Copy RQ-170 Captured in 2011
According to the information being spread by Chinese Defense forums, a group of 17 Chinese expert would have recently arrived in Iran not only to inspect, but also to collect and bring back to China some key components of the U.S. RQ-170 captured by Iran in December 2011. Continue reading
Poland to Replace Ageing Russian Strike Fighters with Armed UAS
Poland is looking to replace its aging strike force, currently flying Russian built Sukhoi Su-22M with armed unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $87M Reaper Retrofit Contract from US Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is being awarded an $87,338,761 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee contract for MQ-9 Reaper FY10/11 Retrofit Kits and Installations for up to 80 aircraft. Continue reading
Cuba Interested in Belarusian UAS
In August, the Minsk Aircraft Repair Plant presented an unmanned aircraft system known as “Philin” together with unmanned aircraft “Sterkh-BM”. The presentation was made following completion of the first stage of production flight test that included automatic take-off, en-route flight and landing. Continue reading