Insitu announced yesterday that it has signed a contract to deliver its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Netherlands to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for the Ministry of Defense (MOD). Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Army Issues RFI for Nano UAS
The US Army has issued an RFI to obtain potential solutions to provide Nano Unmanned Aerial Systems (NUAS) capable of operating in various Army operational environments world-wide. Continue reading
AAI Gets US Army $180M Shadow Support Contract
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded an $180,900,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Continue reading
US Air Force Predator Operators – Video
US Air Force personnel discuss the various roles that come into play in controlling and operating Predators in the field.
Source: You Tube
AeroVironment Gets $11 Million Order for RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it received a new $11,095,872 cost-plus-fixed-fee sole source contract award on March 1, 2012 from the United States Army. Continue reading
US Shadow Platoon Clocks Up 5,000 Flight Hours in Afghanistan
Photo: US Army - Sgt. Melissa Stewart
Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Task Force Spartan), 10th Mountain Division, have been taking the lead in operations, both on the ground and in the air, in southern Afghanistan for more than 11 months. Continue reading
Iran to Build UAS In Venezuela
Tehran intends to build military unmanned aircraft in Washington’s backyard for the Venezuelan military led by Hugo Chavez, U.S. Southern Command chief General Douglas Fraser told reporters last week during a breakfast meeting in Washington. Continue reading
Use Mothballed Global Hawks For Missile Intercept Say Ex-BPI Programme Managers
An ad hoc team of former programme managers is calling on the Pentagon to adapt the 18 Global Hawk Block 30 UAS, due to be mothballed under current budget plans, for boost-phase intercept (BPI) of ballistic missiles. Continue reading