Wired’s Danger Room column has just published a fascinating article about the secret history of the Boeing Phantom Ray, reconstructed from news reports, interviews with government and corporate officials, leaked documents, and a treasure trove of information from Boeing insiders who spoke to Danger Room on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
India Deploys Searcher to China Border
India is now deploying UAS and light observation helicopters along the borders with China to keep the stepped-up activities of People’s Liberation Army under surveillance.
U.S. Air Force Testers Find Global Hawk ‘Effective with Significant Limitations’
Photo: Ben Trapnell
U.S. Air Force testers say the Global Hawk Block 20/30 is unable to completely and reliably perform the high-altitude imagery and signals intelligence collection missions for which it is designed.
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 to Latin America
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a Latin American country (Chile…?) with Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The project is not in an amount that is material to Elbit Systems.
ING Operated ScanEagles Exceed 30,000 Flight Hours for Canadian Forces
ING Engineering, which maintains UAS for Canadian Forces, trains soldiers on how to use them and launches and recovers them for the Forces in Afghanistan, showcased its remote-controlled planes at the two-day military industry trade show CANSEC.
German Army Deploys Mikado Mini Tactical UAS to Afghanistan
The German Army recently announced that a team of instructors has been deployed to Afghanistan to instruct German soldiers in the operation of a new, small tactical reconnaissance UAS. The Mikado AR 100 B, built by German manufacturer AirRobot GmbH & Co. KG, is intended to provide additional situational awareness to troops in northern Afghanistan.
UK MoD and French DGA Moving Closer on MALE Specs
One of the flagship programmes underpinning the ambitious Franco-British effort to establish a 50-year strategic partnership in national security is several steps closer to being clarified.
