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
Category Archives: Military UAS
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
Schiebel Camcopter on French Navy OPV Video
This video shows Schiebel‘s CAMCOPTER S-100 during a series of flights and trials onboard the French Navy’s new Gowind class OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), L’ADROIT at the beginning of November. Continue reading
Insitu Gets US Navy $12M ScanEagle Service Contract
Insitu Inc. is being awarded an $11,994,145 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) to exercise an option for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
Dassault Fights Back
86 year old French industrialist Serge Dassault attacked a parliamentary move to buy unmanned military aircraft from the United States, saying it would cost jobs and stifle France’s arms industry. Continue reading