Boeing is getting “very close to having what we’d say is a very capable design” to pitch for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme, according to Chris Chadwick, President of the company’s military aircraft division. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
SAAB Skeldar Demonstrates Real-Time Sensor-to-Shooter Loop
Saab recently performed a unique live demonstration of how the Skeldar system operates together with other tactical systems – adding a link in the sensor-to-shooter loop. Continue reading
France Orders Five More Sperwer from SAGEM
Sagem has received a follow-on order to supply the French army with five Sperwer Mk II tactical unmanned aircraft, with deliveries to conclude by mid-2013.
Sweden Orders AeroVironment Puma AE and Wasp sUAS
AeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk) on behalf of the Swedish Army. Continue reading
Poland Set to Spend $300M on UAS by 2018
Poland’s Ministry of Defence has announced plans to acquire between 123 and 205 UAS by 2018, reported local newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, at a cost of at least 1 billion zloty ($295 million). Continue reading
INFOTRON’s IT180 mini UAS Will Secure French ISAF Troop Convoys in Afghanistan
After a consultation to respond to an operational emergency, a tender has been won by INFOTRON and TOSA, and several systems have been ordered by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for the French Army. Continue reading
K-Max Performs Hot Hookups in Afghanistan
Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 performing the first ever mid flight, unmanned helicopter external cargo hook ups, or “hot Hook Ups”, with landing support team Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 5. Continue reading
BCB/AAI SQ-4 RECON Nano UAS
BCB/AAI SQ-4 RECON Nano UAS Unmanned Aircraft for “Over the Hill” Observation and Reconnaissance was on display at the Textron/AAI stand at NDIA Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2012 at Tampa Florida recently. Continue reading