AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced the introduction of the Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $85M Logistics Contract for Gray Eagle
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded an $84.8 million contract to provide logistics and hardware support for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle. Continue reading
BlueBear Systems Launches iSTART
BlueBear Systems in the UK has launched the iSTART – a small, lightweight UAS that can be operated by a single user and is designed for use in military, law enforcement and civilian applications. Continue reading
US Marines Take K-MAX to Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps is taking the use of unmanned air systems to the next level, deploying pilotless cargo helicopters to Afghanistan to test their ability to supply troops in the field without trucks facing the risk of deadly IEDs. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $7.5M Scan Eagle Parts Contract from US Navy
Insitu, Inc., is being awarded a $7,574,845 firm-fixed-price contract for major end items and parts to be used in the Scan Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
40 Years of UAS in Israel
The Israel Air Force has this week marked 40 years since the establishment of its first Unmanned Aircraft Systems Squadron 200, at the IAF base in Palmachim. Continue reading
Watchkeeper Escapes UK Defence Axe
The British Army’s Watchkeeper programme has made sufficient recent progress to escape inclusion on the UK Ministry of Defence’s new Projects of Concern list, defence secretary Dr Liam Fox has confirmed. Continue reading
US Army Procures 56 Sentinel Battlefield Radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems
ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that the US Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. Continue reading