The US Army expects to issue a “request for information” imminently for a vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, Army officials said recently. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Air Force Announces MQ-1/9 Ground Station Basing Criteria
Air Force officials have released the criteria for basing of the regular Air Force MQ-1/9 remote split operations ground control stations.
Northrop Grumman Pitches MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance UAS to Indian Navy
Northrop Grumman is pitching its MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft system to the Indian navy.
Boeing A160 Hummingbird Begins Final Proving Phase
A decade-long investment in the unmanned, long-endurance A160 Hummingbird helicopter is set to enter a final proving phase at the end of the month. Boeing plans to deliver the first of 20 new production aircraft assembled in Mesa, Arizona by the end of June to a flight-test facility in Victorville, California.
Iran Showed American UAS Shot Down Over the Gulf to Russians
Iran has shown Russia, American UAS that it shot down over the Gulf, Revolutionary Guards aerospace commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hadjizadeh was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Somalia to Get 4 Ravens
African peacekeepers fighting al-Qaida’s allies in Somalia are about to get their first UAS, courtesy of the Pentagon. Under a proposed $45 million counter-terrorism package, Uganda and Burundi, two major contributors to the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia will get four small unarmed Raven UAS. Continue reading
Eurohawk Ready for Testing in Germany
Northrop Grumman and Cassidian have confirmed that the Euro Hawk test-bed, the German version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, will fly to Germany for payload integration and testing.
UAE Wanted Armed Predators in 2004 – WikiLeaks
The UAE was seeking armed Predators from the US in 2004, secret US diplomatic cables revealed. Although UAE officials claimed they needed them “to control [the UAE`s] long land and maritime borders”, it is not altogether clear from the cables and can only be speculated why the Emirati authorities needed armed unmanned aircraft and who the real target for such long-range weapons systems might be.