Lockheed Martin just posted this new video about the K-Max deployment to Afghanistan. Within 75 days of being shipped out it was undertaking its first resupply mission. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Elbit’s Hermes 900 Makes First Appearance at Singapore 2012 Air Show
Elbit Systems‘ Hermes 900 multi-mission UAS will make its first real-size appearance at the upcoming Singapore Air Show, which takes place from February 14 to 19, 2012. Continue reading
Iran to Unveil New UAS
Iran's Ababil
Iran claims that it is set to unveil a new domestically-built high performance unmanned aircraft.
Pentagon Plans 30% Increase in UAS Fleet
Chart: The Wall Street Journal
The Pentagon plans to expand its global network of unmanned aircraft and special-operations bases in a fundamental realignment meant to project US power even as it cuts back conventional forces.
Aurora Flight Sciences Sells First Centaur to Switzerland
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that the Swiss Department of Defence has become the first customer for the Centaur Optionally-Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading
Global Hawk – US Air Force to Buy 3 More Block 40 Aircraft – Cancels 10 Block 30 Aircraft
The Pentagon’s proposed fiscal 2013 budget includes about $1.2 billion to buy three additional advanced versions of Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Global Hawk, according to a U.S. government official. Continue reading
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Opens Health & Wellness Centre for RPA Pilots
Officials at the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in DeWitt are reacting to a recent Air Force study that showed that about one third of active duty RPA pilots reported symptoms of burnout, and are taking the necessary steps to address the issue, including the creation of a health and wellness center, which is the first of its kind on any Air National Guard Base in the country. Continue reading
Elbit Sklylark i-LE Gets French Defence Ministry Type Certificate
Elbit Systems announced that its Skylark I-LE Unmanned Aircraft System has been granted a Military Aircraft Type Certificate from the French Ministry of Defence (DGA – Direction Générale de l’Armement). Continue reading