US Navy engineers demonstrated the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of a ship-based UAS for senior Coast Guard, Navy and Congressional stakeholders in an exercise on the Potomac River. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Northrop Grumman Gets $26M Order for 3 Fire Scouts from US Navy
The U.S. Navy has placed an order for three additional Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scouts and one ground control station. The order is valued at $25.7 million. Continue reading
India’s Rustom-1 Completes 14th Successful Test Flight
India’s RUSTOM-1 made its 14th successful flight on Tuesday morning at Kolar with attainment of about 11500 feet AGL (above ground level) and speed of above 140 Kmph during 2 hrs 10 minutes of cruise. Continue reading
Israel Defence Force Airship Crashes Near Gaza
An Israel Defence Forces observation airship crashed on May 4, on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. Continue reading
K-MAX Reaches 400 Missions in Afghanistan
Improvised explosive devices have changed the way the Marine Corps engages hostile forces. The need has risen for supplies to reach the most remote parts of Afghanistan quickly, reliably and safely. Continue reading
US Department of Defense Buys Pixels, Not Planes
Arcturus T-20
The US military can’t buy enough unmanned aircraft systems to suit imagery-hungry combat commanders. Continue reading
US Air Force Budget Balances UAS and Operators
The US Air Force says it needs to scale back buying its UAS while it gets enough human beings in place to operate them and interpret the surveillance data they collect. Congress decided that the Air Forces might need more cash, just in case. Continue reading
Electronic Magnetic Interference Test for US Navy’s UCLASS Aircraft 10 Times That of Manned Aircraft
Most aircraft slated to go onto aircraft carriers have to go through an electronic magnetic interference test that bathes the design in about 200 volts per meter.