The Israel Air Force has this week marked 40 years since the establishment of its first Unmanned Aircraft Systems Squadron 200, at the IAF base in Palmachim. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Watchkeeper Escapes UK Defence Axe
The British Army’s Watchkeeper programme has made sufficient recent progress to escape inclusion on the UK Ministry of Defence’s new Projects of Concern list, defence secretary Dr Liam Fox has confirmed. Continue reading
US Army Procures 56 Sentinel Battlefield Radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems
ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that the US Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. Continue reading
HQ-4 Xianglong Ready for Test Flight
The Chinese Xianglong ‘Soaring Dragon’ was recently seen at Chengdu seemingly prepared for a first test flight. Continue reading
Taiwan UAS Ready for Service
Taiwan-developed unmanned aircraft will be commissioned early next year as part of the military’s efforts to build up asymmetric/innovative defense capabilities, a local newspaper reported on Monday. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $18.6M Support Contract for MQ-8B
Northrop Grumman Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded an $18,650,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services in support of the deployment of the MQ-8B vertical takeoff and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading
Georgia Tech Gets $25M Ground Sensor Contract
Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is being awarded a $25,135,974 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery, requirements contract for ground-based sensors for remotely controlled aircraft. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $54M Global Hawk Logistics Support Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace System, San Jose, California, is being awarded an estimated $54,227,582 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification. Continue reading