During American Independence Day, three Marines of Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, made Marine Corps history as they launched the first Raven UAS in the Pacific Command area during Exercise Hamel 2012.
Category Archives: Military UAS
New Iranian UAS Revealed
Some interesting screen shots, taken from a documentary about the Great Prophet 7 exercise held in Iran last week expose several new types of unmanned aircraft currently being developed by Tehran.
Lockheed Martin Stalker UAS in Action – Video
Lockheed Martin just posted this short video of the Stalker UAS in action. Continue reading
Pentagon Seeks $641M Funding Shift for ScanEagle in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is seeking congressional approval to shift as much as $641 million in funding for intelligence and surveillance to priorities such as expanding Afghanistan operations of a Boeing UAS for Navy commandos. Continue reading
Amercan UAS Monitor Crackdown Over Syria
The United States is flying unmanned reconnaissance planes over Syria to monitor the regime’s escalating crackdown on dissent, U.S. defence officials told NBC television on Saturday. Continue reading
US Army Expanding and Upgrading Gray Eagle Fleet
The US Army is upgrading its fleet of MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems while also advancing plans to equip each 10-15,000 Soldier division with its reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting and acquisition capabilities, officials said.
Pakistan Navy Buys LUNA UAS from EMT for Maritime Shore Surveillance
The Pakistan Navy has signed a contract on 27 June 2012 with EMT Germany to buy the LUNA UAS for its shore surveillance units (mainly Marines).
First Full Company of Gray Eagle Deployed
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the recent deployment of the first full company of Gray Eagle UAS, F/227.