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The US Navy has disclosed that a classified intelligence payload is now flying on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout. Continue reading
US Navy Adds Classified Payload to MQ-8B Fire Scout
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Naval Air Warfare Center Evaluates New Missions for AAI Shadow
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has announced that the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, UAS Test Directorate has established and demonstrated a dedicated Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System for test and evaluation purposes. Continue reading
South Korea Moves Ahead with Stealth Combat UAS Demonstrator
South Korea is moving rapidly into the demonstrator phase for a stealth combat unmanned aircraft that it does not expect to field until late in the next decade. Continue reading
American Military UAS Clock Up 2.7 M Flight Hours
According to statistics provided by the US Army, Navy and Air Force, remotely piloted aircraft have logged around 2.7 million flight hours during the current era of drone warfare. More than 87 percent of the time, these aircraft have been involved in combat. Continue reading
EADS Ready to Trade Eurofighter for Talarion
The Financial Times Deutschland reported on Wednesday that EADS is set to offer to waive any rights to damages from cuts to Eurofighter jet orders if some countries buy Talarion UAS and sign maintenance deals. Continue reading
Swedish Armed Forces Issues a Request for Proposal to Replace SkyLark
The Swedish Armed Forces is planning to acquire a new mini UAV system. The intention is to complement, and thereafter replace, the SkyLark system which has been operational in the Swedish Armed Forces since 2007. Continue reading
Thales and DCNS Extend UAS Deck Landing Trials
Thales and DCNS are planning supplementary technology demonstrations of a system for automatic ship deck landing of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
TiGER (Tactical Grenade Extended Range) from MBDA
MBDA Incorporated, a US missile company, has developed a soldier-carried and hand-launched Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) precision-guided weapon called TiGER. Continue reading