Although the Australian industry is arguably not a major player in the global Unmanned Aircraft Systems marketplace, it nevertheless plays an important role in technology development and support of local programmes.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Obama Wants Global Hawks for South Korea
RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk - Photo: Northrop Grumman
The Obama administration has begun consulting Congress on plans to sell Global Hawk surveillance planes to South Korea, which came close to all-out war with North Korea last year.
US Army Awards AeroVironment $5M Contract for Switchblade Agile Munition Systems and Services
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it received a contract on June 29 from the U.S. Army Close Combat Weapons Systems (CCWS), Program Executive Office Missiles and Space (PEO MS). The $4,907,840 contract for the Switchblade agile munition includes engineering services and operational systems for deployment with the U.S. Army.
DARPA Shrike Programme
The goal of the Shrike programme is to demonstrate the feasibility and practicality of man-packable perch-and-stare micro air vehicles to provide real-time persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to small unit commanders.
Northrop Grumman Gets $10M US Navy Contract for MQ-8B Fire Scout Logistic Support Services
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $10,474,708 cost plus fixed fee contract for logistics in support of the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) MQ-8B Fire Scout system. Continue reading
AeroVironment Introduces Shrike VTOL Unmanned Aircraft System
Photo Courtesy AeroVironment, Inc
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced its lightweight and man-portable Shrike VTOL unmanned aircraft system.
India Deploys Herons along Border in Indian-held Kashmir
Indian Army has deployed Herons in Northern part of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) to track the movement of Kashmiris. 16 Herons were originally supplied to the Indian Army in 2007 by IAI – 8 of which are thought to be operated out of several bases including Mansbal.
US Army Tests Manned-Unmanned Aircraft System Integration
The US Army will mount the largest yet demonstration of manned and unmanned aircraft systems interoperability. The manned unmanned systems integration concept (Music) exercise will take place September 15 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.