The UAE’s armed forces have agreed to buy an undisclosed number of Predator UAS, from privately-owned U.S. firm General Atomics in a deal worth $200M (722 million dirhams). Continue reading
Secret Russian UAS Design Revealed then Deleted
A model of a previously unseen Russian unmanned aircraft potentially capable of performing strike missions has been inadvertently revealed, with the regional republic of Tatarstan’s government having posted images of the design online following a ministerial visit. Continue reading
US Government Accountability Office UAS Report Published
Continued Coordination, Operational Data, and Performance Standards Needed to Guide Research and Development. Continue reading
Boeing Teams with Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments for UAS in Middle East
Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, signed a teaming agreement on Monday for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems. Continue reading
France Considers Reaper After Mali Experience
France is deepening its interest in acquiring the Reaper from the U.S., a move that would stir political sensitivities over purchasing a weapons-firing UAS, while Paris readies to cut its defence budget, government and industry sources said. Continue reading
Piaggio Aero Presents HammerHead UAS at IDEX
Piaggio Aero Industries, together with Selex ES, presented the Piaggio Aero P.1HH “HammerHead” – Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at IDEX 2013 on Tuesday. Continue reading
UVS International Announces Board of Director Changes
At UVS International’s General Assembly, which took place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 12 February 2013, three new corporate member representatives were voted unanimously onto the association’s Board of Directors. Continue reading
Deadline Looming for Comments on JARUS CS-LURS
During the first JARUS consultation workshop on 6 December 2012, the comment period started for the set of airworthiness requirements for Light Unmanned Rotorcraft Systems, CS-LURS. Continue reading