Boeing has announced that the Phantom Ray successfully completed its first flight on April 27 at NASA’s Dryden Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Category Archives: Military UAS
Australian Herons Achieve Record Flying Hours
'Bluey' the Heron - Credit: SGT W. Guthrie Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia
The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron* Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours of 475 hours during April.
IAI Pushes Heron in Africa
Angola’s defence ministry is negotiating the purchase of a number of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned aircraft systems, according to African sources.
Iran Plans to Weaponize and Boost Range of Domestic Unmanned Aircraft
The Fars News Agency anounced on Sunday that the Iranian Army plans to increase the range of its home-made UAS and also equip its reconnaissance unmanned aircraft with missile-launching systems, according to an Iranian commander.
US Air Force Wants ‘Smart Dust’ from UAS to Tag Targets
As part of the us Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Programme, the Air Force Research Laboratory calls for a proposal on the ‘Aerial Distribution of Taggants‘.
India Budgets $335M for Domestic MALE UAS
The Indian Government has approved a budget of $335M (Rs1,500 crore) for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop India’s latest UAS, the Rustom-H.
DARPA Chooses Raytheon as Mission Systems Integrator
The Raytheon Company was awarded a $7 million contract to serve as a Mission Systems Integrator for Phase I of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Persistent Close Air Support project.
General Atomics Teams with RUAG to Offer Predator B to German Government
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RUAG Aerospace Services GmbH, an approved and certified MRO company, to offer the Predator B UAS to meet the surveillance needs of the Federal Republic of Germany.