Military
The U.S. Army is developing a Version 6 update of the Boeing AH-64E Apache that by 2018 will enhance its fire-control radar, expand its ability to communicate with unmanned aircraft and soldiers on the ground, and increase onboard processing speeds. The work was underway as the service
Military
Thales has revealed its new Fulmar X unmanned air vehicle at the Farnborough show, and is preparing to deliver the first two systems to launch customer the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency by the end of the year.Six of the UAVs were ordered by the agency in October 2015, and
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced at the Farnborough Air Show that the UK Ministry of Defence has selected the Certifiable Predator B (CPB) RPA system, with some specific modifications, to fulfil the country’s future armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) requirements. “GA-ASI is
Payloads
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and Raytheon Deutschland GmbH,have announced that they will integrate the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS) onto a GA-ASI Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper. A scalable Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system for passive radar monitoring, ARDS is designed and developed by Raytheon
Accidents
The US Air Force believes that an electrical issue, not enemy fire, caused its MQ-9 Reaper to crash in northern Syria on Tuesday, a spokesman told Air Force Magazine by email. Following the crash, ISIS-affiliated fighters posted video of the wreckage and claimed they shot down the remotely
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI)has announced that fuselage integration of its new Certifiable Predator B (CPB) RPA system in now underway. “The start of fuselage integration for the CPB aircraft represents a significant milestone in our progression towards building a certifiable platform,” said Dave R. Alexander, president,
Accidents
A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft crashed in northern Syria at approximately 7:10 a.m. local time, July 5, 2016. The aircraft was flying a combat mission when positive control of the aircraft was lost. The remotely piloted aircraft crash was not due to enemy
Business
Avionics Services S.A. has officially launched its “MALE” UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) class 4 Caçador ("Hunter"). The launch took place at the Municipal Airdrome of Botucatu (SDBK). The event included a retrospective of the project, the system’s capacity and information about its strong potential for usage
Business
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Thales a £80 million contract to deliver Support to the British Army’s combat proven Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Support Contract will provide technical support over the coming years and provide important additional capacity for training in order to generate operational
Military
The defense authorities of Japan and Israel are making preparations toward initiating joint research on unmanned surveillance airplanes, Japanese government sources and bilateral diplomatic sources said. The preparations are in the final phase and the two governments have already sounded out the defense industry of the two counties about the
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), has that announced that the Development and Production processes of its Aircraft Systems business unit (“Full-Directed Programs, Systems, and Software”) have been appraised at Maturity Level 51 using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Institute’s Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process
Business
The German army plans to rent five unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems from Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) at a cost of €580 million. The systems are IAI's most advanced UAVs the Heron TP, also adopted in recent years by the Israeli air force, which calls it Eitan.