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Raytheon has tested a new warhead for its Small Tactical Munition, a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from UAS. STM is a 13-pound guided munition that is approximately 2 feet long, making it the smallest air-launched weapon in the Raytheon portfolio.
The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre of the UK Ministry of Defence issued a Joint Doctrine Note 2/11 on ‘The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ which calls for a more coordinated approach to the UK’s acquisition and implementation programme.
A Navy Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system has been shipped to the Central Command operating area to support Army and coalition forces in Afghanistan, the Navy announced last Thursday.
Express, a local English TV channel in Islamabad on Friday quoted unidentified U.S. military officials as saying that Pakistan will be given 85 small RAVEN UAS to fight the militants in the country’s northwest tribal areas.
Boeing’s A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter could be flying again soon. It has been grounded since September after an aircraft crashed in Belize during a demonstration deployment with U.S. Special Operations Command.
The Navy programme office in charge of the service’s newest unmanned aerial system is looking to integrate Air Force-centric hardware into that aircraft, as a way to close a critical collection gap in ongoing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
A Shadow unmanned aircraft had an equipment emergency last Wednesday morning, causing its recovery parachute to successfully deploy and eventually bring the aircraft down on private property west of Fort Huachuca, according to the installation’s spokeswoman.