Russia’s Defence Ministry has issued a technical specification for development of a strike unmanned aircraft (UAS), Izvestia daily said on Monday quoting a high-level source. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Spain to Deploy Six Searcher UAS to Afghanistan
Spain will deploy two new types of UAS in Afghanistan during 2012, for a total of six aircraft. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Launches Dedicated Global Hawk Support Website
Northrop Grumman has established a Global Hawk Support Website where pertinent information about the Global Hawk (and related platforms) is provided.
Australia Sends Second Shadow TUAS to Afghanistan
Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced on Thursday that a second Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) will be delivered to the army almost a year ahead of schedule. Continue reading
Raven Scans Vandenberg Rocket Launch Site
Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Fay from the 30th Security Forces Squadron Inspects a Raven at Vandenberg Air Force Base - Photo:Jennifer Green-Lanchoney, US Air Force
Before the launch of a top-secret spy satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a fleet of small unmanned aircraft will be doing some spying of their own. Continue reading
Iranian UAS Filmed in Syria
This video, uploaded on March 24, 2012, shows the made-in-Iran UAS, known as “Pahpad”, taking off and operating from Hamah airbase in the city of Hama, in the West of Syria, north of Damascus. Continue reading
US May Base Global Hawk on Cocos Islands, Australia
Australia’s Cocos Islands territory could be used as a staging point for flights by United States unmanned surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea. Continue reading
Weight Threshold Determines Who Flies US Navy UAS
The US Navy has set a weight-based threshold for who will operate unmanned aircraft, with UAS weighing more than 55 pounds (25 Kilos) being operated as adjuncts to manned systems, while operators of lighter aircraft will come from other corners of the service. Continue reading