Military
Noting the success of micro UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) like the RQ-11 Raven in the West Russia has sought to develop its own equivalents. Because of low production costs it made sense to test several candidates on battlefields and in some of the harshest environments of the world. While much
Military
The remotely-piloted aircraft that ushered in the armed unmanned air vehicle revolution, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1, will be put out to pasture by 2018, after more than two decades of service, the US Air Force says. The service has been planning to retire the MQ-1 ever since introducing
Military
By establishing a partnership with Carbon-Based Technology, also known as UAVER, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles based in Taichung, the US-based Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) hopes to expand its reach into the global drone market. As a defence contractor in the United States, the NASC hopes to
Military
The Polish military has decided to convert a whole air-force base into a base dedicated to UAVs. The base, located at the north-west of the country, is currently being used as an airbase for the SU-22 fleet, one of Poland’s army fighter jets. It is the 12th base to
Military
Hamas' military wing says it took over Skylark I UAV on July 22, rebuilt it and put it to use in the service of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The IDF said it was looking into the Hamas claim. The Palestinian al-Aqsa channel aired a video that purports to
Military
Taiwan unveiled the prototype of its largest ever military drone on Wednesday as it seeks to boost its defence forces in the face of a perceived threat from China. The sleek, grey unmanned aircraft is designed for intelligence gathering and surveillance missions, according to the National Chung Shan Institute of
Military
Last week the joint U.S. military services held their invitation only "Black Dart" exercises aimed at demonstrating and testing the latest countermeasure technologies for defence against unmanned aerial vehicles flown by the enemy. The exercises ran from July 26th through August 7th at the Naval Air Station
Military
Spain plans to spend €171 million on four unmanned aircraft and the infrastructure to support them in order to boost its military surveillance capability. From next year onward, the Spanish military will count on drones that are able to fly for periods of more than 24 hours, above an altitude
VTOL
In a key step toward developing a new mission for unmanned air systems (UAS), two optionally-piloted Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max helicopters will move to a US Marine Corps base in Arizona by the end of September. Marine Corps test squadron VMX-22 will use the newly-designated CQ-24As to “develop concept of
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Iranian air defence units in the country's western regions shot down a hypothetical enemy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during an exercise to upgrade their capabilities. In a shooting exercise with 23 mm cannons, Iran’s Air Defence forces targeted a drone employed as the hypothetical enemy aircraft. Commander
Military
Several new advanced drones will soon enter service with the Russian armed forces with the state-of-the-art S300M UAV slated for mass production already next month.Its name, reminiscent of the legendary S300 air defence missile system, the S300M Burevestnik (Stormbringer) drone, will be unveiled during the upcoming MAKS-2015 aerospace show.
Business
The US Navy has awarded a contract modification of $78 million—actually, officially 78 million and one dollar—to Insitu for a half-dozen more RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems, small aircraft the Navy and Marines use for tactical reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition at sea and on land. The modification,