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Northrop Grumman and Cassidian have announced that the first EURO HAWK will land in Germany on July 19, 2011. The aircraft, which will take off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is expected to touch down at the Manching Air Base at approximately 10:00 Central European Summer Time.
The US Army desires to obtain information on an affordable Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS) Interceptor that provides protection against a primary threat set of tactical UAS, a secondary threat set of Cruise Missiles (CMs) and/or Rockets, Artillery, Mortars (RAM).
The US Army has issued an amendment to its RFI on MRMP VTOL UAS originally posted on June 27th responding to questions for clarification and extending the deadline to August 10, 2011.
DynCorp International is being awarded a $92,866,122 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide organizational level maintenance and logistic support on all aircraft and support equipment for which the Naval Test Wing Atlantic has maintenance responsibility.
'Bluey' the Heron - Credit: SGT W. Guthrie Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia
The Heron is set to continue service with the ADF in Afghanistan, after Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced a contract extension until the end of 2012.
The Pentagon has asked the U.S. Congress for the OK to shift more than $920 million for numerous intelligence efforts, including many military UAS programmes, according to Defense Department budget documents.
China may have used an unmanned aircraft called the Silver Eagle in a recent naval exercise over the South China Sea. According to a website sponsored by the People’s Liberation Army, tp.chinmil.com.cn, the twin-tailed design performed a simulated combat mission following its launch from the bed of a truck.
As the German air force maps out its future unmanned aircraft plans, it is looking to acquire up to four high-altitude unmanned aircraft for wide-area surveillance.