Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has issued the following statement on the Ukraine conflict:
Category Archives: Military UAS
Israeli Drones Payload up to Tonne of Gravity Bombs
Israeli armed drones use gravity bombs that produce no noise or smoke as they fall, making them hard for enemies to anticipate or evade, and the largest model of the aircraft can carry up to a tonne of munitions, the military says. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $11M Support Contract Italian Air Force MQ-9 Block 5 Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a maximum $11,586,778 undefinitized contract action for logistics support activities including depot repair, engineering services, field team support and software maintenance services for the Italian Air Force MQ-9 Block 5 aircraft. Continue reading
Swiss Air Force Receives First Hermes 900 HFE Drones
In January, the Federal Office for Armaments (armasuisse) handed over the first two of the six reconnaissance drones and the material needed for flight operations to the Swiss Air Force. The military aviation authority has issued the necessary certification. Continue reading
First Flight for GA-ASI Eaglet Air-Launched Effect
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew a new survivable Air–Launched Effect (ALE) for the first time as part of a flight demonstration based out of the Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, on Dec. 8, 2022. The ALE, known as Eaglet, was launched from a U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
US Navy MQ-4C Triton Undergoes Anti-Ice Testing at Pax River
The MQ-4C Triton test team conducted the first flight to assess the unmanned aircraft system’s ability to fly with wing ice accumulation Jan. 25 at Patuxent River. Continue reading
Ukraine Orders Additional 105 Surveillance Drones from Quantum-Systems
Quantum-Systems GmbH, an aerial intelligence company that provides multi-sensor data collection drones to government agencies and commercial customers, announced that it will deliver 105 additional long-endurance reconnaissance drones type Vector in military support of Ukraine’s armed forces, funded by the German Government. Continue reading
Baykar Gets $370M TB2 Drone Order from Kuwait
Turkey is set to deliver an undisclosed number of armed drones to Kuwait in a contract worth $370 million, Turkish defence firm Baykar said on Wednesday. Continue reading