Firebird optionally piloted systems, RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft, ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems, and Desert Hawk unmanned aircraft systemsare among the technologies being tested during U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Empire Challenge 2011 demonstration.
Category Archives: Military UAS
General Atomics & CAE Team to Offer Predator B to Canada
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and CAE announced yesterday that the companies have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to offer the Predator B UAS to meet Canada’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) needs.
US Army $8.4 Million Order for Digital Raven Systems from AeroVironment
AeroVironment Inc. announced that it has received a firm-fixed-price contract order valued at $8,373,995 under a follow-on contract with the U.S. Army towards a total acquisition objective of 2,358 systems.
Russian Searcher – First Pictures
Deliveries have already started under a $400 million contract signed last year, but what is believed to be the first image of a Russian-liveried Searcher II has just appeared.
Maveric on Exhibition at SOFIC 2011
More about the Maveric , which was on display at the SOFIC 2011 (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) in Tampa Florida last week, in this video which was posted on the Defense Review Channel on YouTube.
Aeronautics Defense Systems Unveils “Dominator 2”
Israel’s Aeronautics Defense Systems has announced that the “Dominator 2” in the XP version is ready to be marketed.
US Navy Issues $870M RFP for Small UAS
The US Navy has issued a request for proposal (RFP) worth up to $870 million for a small unmanned aircraft system to provide a bridge system between current capabilities and the 2014 entrance of the small tactical unmanned aerial system (STUAS)/tier II entry into service, projected to be 2013.
Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Test Flights from Littoral Combat Ship
Northrop Grumman has just released video of the MQ-8B Fire Scout conducting first test flights from the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1) in November 2010. Source: Northrop Grumman