The Rapid Equipping Force (REF) has a requirement to purchase Unmanned Aircraft System to support Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Shortfalls in the environmentally inhospitable operating environment of Afghanistan. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Sale of Four Global Hawks to South Korea on Hold
Global Hawk Block 30
The sale of as many as four Northrop Grumman Global Hawks to help improve South Korea’s reconnaissance capability may have stalled. Continue reading
K-MAX Makes First Flights In Afghanistan
Photo: Lockheed Martin
The US Marine Corps flew two unmanned K-MAX helicopter test flights out to one of the forward operating bases in Afghanistan without a load on December 15 and 16. Continue reading
Experts Sceptical About Iran’s GPS Hack Claim on RQ-170
Take everything that Iran says about its captured US drone with a grain of salt. But its new claim that it spoofed the drone’s navigational controls isn’t implausible. Continue reading
USAF ISR Review Highlights Need for ‘Survivable’ UAS and Improved Data Processing
An internal review of the US Air Force’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities indicates the need for unmanned aircraft systems that can survive in contested airspace, as well as improved data processing and greater capacity for movement and dissemination of that data, according to a senior service official. Continue reading
30% of US Air Force UAS Pilots Suffer from Burnout
A new Pentagon study shows that almost 30 percent of UAS pilots surveyed suffer from what the military calls “burnout.” It’s the first time the military has tried to measure the psychological impact of waging a “remote-controlled war.” Continue reading
Russia Introduces Mini UAS to Baltic Fleet
Grusha - Photo: RIA Novosti
“Grusha” unmanned aircraft produced by the Izhmash concern have entered the inventory of Russia’s Baltic Fleet. Continue reading
Reaper Base Boosts Seychelles Economy
The US military’s deployment of MQ-9 Reaper UAS to the Seychelles, a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean, generated $3.1 million in revenue for local businesses during their first four months of operations, according to an unclassified US diplomatic cable buried in the database of State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks. Continue reading