The evolving future of US Army aviation will be on display September 15-16 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, as three of the service’s project offices—Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Apache Attack Helicopter and Armed Scout Helicopter—stage an exercise demonstrating how manned and unmanned aircraft can work together in combat. The Army calls the exercise Music, for Manned-Unmanned Systems Integration Capability. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Turns Down Request for Predators from Turkey
The Obama administration has turned down a Turkish request for the deployment of US Predators at Turkish bases until Ankara stops threatening Israel with armed attack, according to DEBKAfile. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Launches HART in Europe
Northrop Grumman has introduced an unmanned aircraft data management system to the European market, to allow troops on the ground to “eliminate the tunnel-vision of the battlefield”. Continue reading
More About Turkey’s Need for UAS
Following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s complaint last week that Israel delayed the delivery of Herons that Turkey sent to the country for maintenance, a new report revealed that Turkey has been dealing with Israel on maintenance issues for a long time. Continue reading
South Korea May Get 4 Global Hawks
South Korea’s plan to acquire four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks,has moved a step closer. Continue reading
Turkey Requests Predators to Combat PKK
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The Obama administration is considering a request from Turkey to base a fleet of Predators on Turkish soil for counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq. Continue reading
US Navy Prepares RFP for Unmanned Helicopter Requirements
The US Navy has outlined the details of a 15-month competition to start later this month to select an unmanned helicopter that could be purchased in the hundreds by the end of this decade. Continue reading
New 14 Hour Endurance Record for Watchkeeper
Operational trials with the British Army’s Watchkeeper remain on track to start next month, after the WK450 aircraft set a new endurance record in testing. Continue reading