According to a new congressional report acquired by Wired’s Danger Room, unmanned aircraft now account for 31 percent of all military aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Turkey Orders 10 TAI Anka
Turkey formally approved the purchase of a domestic-built UAS during a 5 January meeting of its Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM). Continue reading
UAS Night Flights Victim of Bureaucracy in India
Border surveillance during night through unmanned aircraft and manned aircraft from Porbandar airport is restricted to a few occasions during night using ‘goose lamps’ from Porbandar. Continue reading
General Atomics Introduces New Trailing Arm Design on Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Landing Gear
Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the availability of a new trailing arm design for the existing main landing gear on its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAS.
BAMS In Action Over Iranian Coast
Photo: Northrop Grumman
Two years after extensive tests in Middle East, the US Navy’s customised RQ-4 Global Hawk, known as BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance), is now operating with a carrier task force at sea. Continue reading
BAE Gets $13M US Army Contract to Put Traveler Pods on Gray Eagle
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $12,290,244 contract for T-Pod systems on the MQ-1 C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Continue reading
US Army Issues RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The US Army Contracting Command, Fort Dix, NJ, on behalf of U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) issued an RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
Israel Scraps $140m UAS Deal with Turkey
Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aircraft and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. Continue reading