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
Category Archives: Military UAS
Instant Eyes Looks Over the Hill
L2 Aerospace’s Instant Eyes is a 9-inch UAS, can be set up and launched in about 20 seconds, reaching up to 2,500 feet high. Continue reading
Cassidian and Alenia Team on Future UAS Projects
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A. to jointly investigate the potential cooperation in the field of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV). Continue reading
Denmark Shopping for Tactical UAS in Israel
Denmark’s Army is planning to buy tactical unmanned aircraft systems for avariety of different missions. Continue reading
Iran Refuses to Return RQ-170
Photo: David Cenciotti
Iran has rejected a US call for the return of an unmanned surveillance aircraft captured by Iran’s military earlier this month. Continue reading
US Air Force Orders General Atomics Avenger
Photo: General Atomics
The US Air Force is buying a single General Atomics Predator C Avenger jet-powered unmanned combat aircraft.
UK Company Supplied High-Performance Metallic and Composite Structures for X-47B
GKN Aerospace (Isle of Wight, UK) reported that it supplied many of the composite parts and structures for the second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration aircraft. Continue reading
Google Maps Reveals Secret UAS Test Field in Nevada
A Google Maps satellite image of an isolated airstrip in Nevada shows a secret but operational unmanned aircraft test facility. Continue reading