Embraer has revealed the first image of a new medium-altitude UAS now under development and aimed for the Brazilian defence and security market. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Israel’s Giant Eitan Soon to be Operational
The Israeli Air Force’s largest unmanned aircraft is scheduled to begin operations within several months after eight years in development. Continue reading
US Navy Extends Fire Scout Missions in Afghanistan to October 2012
The US Navy has extended the use of Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout in Afghanistan through most of next year. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Fits US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout with Laser-Guided Rocket
Fire Scout Over Frigate McInerney - Photo:MC2 Alan Gragg, US Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation has started work outfitting the US Navy’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with a weapons system. Continue reading
UAS Maintenance in the Field – Afghanistan
Military specialist Youtube Channel 3rdID8487 recently posted this video of SPC Misty Stow, an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Maintenance Engineer in Afghanistan. Continue reading
UK MoD Signs £20M Nano UAS Contract
Black Hornet - Photo: Prox Dynamics
Marlborough Communications Limited and sub-contractor Prox Dynamics have been awarded the contract to supply commercial off-the-shelf Nano-UAS systems and spares to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. Continue reading
US Navy to Add Aerial Refuelling to X-47B
The US Navy has announced that it will add an aerial refuelling capability to at least one of the two X-47 prototypes sometime in 2014. Continue reading
US Air Force Global Hawk RQ-4B with Battlefield Airborne Communications Node System is Now the EQ-4B
Two different aircraft platforms that fly the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system, developed by the Northrop Grumman Corporation, have been officially designated by the US Air Force as the E-11A and the EQ-4B. Continue reading