UAS VISION
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– Schiebel announced that it has been selected by MDA Space Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as part of the company’s contract award to equip the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s Halifax- class ships with up to six CAMCOPTER S-100 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems(UAS). Continue reading
– Schiebel announced the launch of two new products: the CAMCOPTER S-101 and CAMCOPTER S-301 Unmanned Air Systems (UAS). These next-generation unmanned helicopter systems represent refined new designs, dedicated for weaponisation and engineered to meet the rapidly evolving demands of modern military operations. Continue reading
– AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful delivery of its Group 2 P550 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to the U.S. Army as part of the Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program to support training and operations for Transformation in Contact (TiC) brigades. Continue reading
In an aviation tech breakthrough that could change naval warfare, Chinese aerospace engineers have unveiled what could be the world’s first high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone powered by a jet engine. Continue reading
– Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has announced the next evolution in autonomous VTOL logistics: KARGO II, a new larger-capacity version of the KARGO UAV medium-lift unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) acquired from Kaman Air Vehicles in April 2025. Continue reading
– Sébastien Lecornu, the French Minister for the Armed Forces has signed a framework agreement with Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters and Marie-Laure Bourgeois, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing of Naval Group for the future acquisition of the Systèmes de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM: unmanned aerial systems for the Navy). The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government to government agreements. Continue reading
– Alpha Unmanned Systems, a Spanish company developing unmanned helicopters, has signed a collaboration agreement with Airbus Helicopters España. This strategic alliance follows the successful joint participation of both companies in Spanish military exercises and marks a significant step toward integrating Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming capabilities, or collaboration between manned and unmanned helicopters. Continue reading
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to recompete the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) programme, meant to result in a vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could move up to 600 lb (272.1 kg) of cargo as far as 25 n miles (46 km). Continue reading