GKN Aerospace (Isle of Wight, UK) reported that it supplied many of the composite parts and structures for the second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration aircraft. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Google Maps Reveals Secret UAS Test Field in Nevada
A Google Maps satellite image of an isolated airstrip in Nevada shows a secret but operational unmanned aircraft test facility. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $319M Contract for 40 MQ-9 Block 40 Reapers and Containers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Poway, California, is being awarded a $319,236,484 firm-fixed-price contract for 40 MQ-9 Block 1 aircraft, and 40 aircraft containers. Continue reading
US Weighed 3 Options for Destroying Downed RQ-170
US officials considered a covert raid to either destroy or recover the wreckage of a stealth RQ-170 unmanned aircraft that crashed in the rugged terrain of Eastern Iran last week, but decided that a military operation of that nature might spark a declaration of war from that country’s leadership. Continue reading
Franco-British UAS Project Not Affected by Defence Cuts
Britain and France plan to work together on developing unmanned military aircraft, the British Minister of Defence said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Pentagon Denies that Iran Shot Down Missing Aircraft
A US official said that Washington had no indication that an unmanned aircraft that had crashed in Iran had actually been shot down. Continue reading
Iran Claims to Have Downed an RQ-170 – Pentagon Admits Aircraft Missing
A US unmanned surveillance aircraft that went missing last week in western Afghanistan appears to have crashed in Iran. Continue reading
BAE and AVX Aircraft Co. Team for Navy Unmanned Surveillance Helicopter Bid
AVX Aircraft Co., announced that it teamed with BAE Systems to submit a proposal for the planned Medium Range Maritime Unmanned Aerial System. Continue reading