Sagem has received a follow-on order to supply the French army with five Sperwer Mk II tactical unmanned aircraft, with deliveries to conclude by mid-2013.
Most American Air Force UAS Not Coming Home from Afghanistan
Contrary to some assumptions, the US Air Force remotely piloted aircraft won’t all end up back in the United States as US troops leave Afghanistan, General Norton Schwartz said on June 11 at an Air Force Association breakfast in Arlington, Va. Continue reading
L-3 Communications Gets $14.5M US Navy Contract for UAS Landing Systems
L-3 Communications’ services unit will provide the US Navy with engineering support for military landing systems and combat unmanned aircraft system programmes, the Defense Department announced on Friday. Continue reading
Aeronautics Tests Ship-Launched Orbiter
Aeronautics has successfully tested the operation of its Orbiter aircraft from different types of navy patrol boats. Continue reading
Bluebird Gets $20M Investment from Indian Pharmaceutical Company
Indian giant Piramal Healthcare is to invest in Israeli unmanned air systems manufacturer BlueBird. Continue reading
Final Phantom Converted to Target Drone
The final F-4 Phantom destined for conversion to a QF-4 aerial target drone recently entered the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group’s refurbishment line at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., according to the Desert Lightning News, the base newspaper. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman BAMS Crashes in Maryland
A U.S. Navy Global Hawk flying out of Patuxent River Naval Air Station crashed on Monday after operators lost contact with the aircraft. Continue reading
Sweden Orders AeroVironment Puma AE and Wasp sUAS
AeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk) on behalf of the Swedish Army. Continue reading