Military
AAI Shadow(R) Tactical UAS Achieve 750,000 Flight Hours
"This is another tremendous milestone for the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. It continues to build on its reputation as the workhorse for Army UAS."
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Military
Germany's Defence Minister Has No Problem with Armed UAS
"A drone is nothing more than a plane without a pilot," Germany's Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere told the daily "Die Welt" in an article on Saturday. He said he that was in favour of the German armed forces using armed unmanned aircraft. "
Military
Elbit Sells Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 UAS to Latin America for Tens of Millions of Dollars
Elbit Systems Ltd. and TASE: ESLT, announced over the weekend that it was awarded a contract valued at many tens of millions of dollars, to supply a Latin American customer with a mixed fleet of Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The contract will be performed over
Military
Northrop Grumman X-47B - New Photos
Not many people have seen the X-47B up close: its Northrop Grumman manufacturers and its remote Navy test pilots, mostly. Until Tuesday, when the Navy Programme Executive Office in charge of developing what will be known as the UCLASS — for Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike System — let
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Elbit Systems of America Unveils Skylark I-LE Block II – New Engine and Upgraded Payload
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., will showcase the Skylark I-LE Block II’s capabilities at next week’s trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 6-9, 2012.The Skylark I-LE Block II offers cutting edge technology designed to assist
VTOL
US Navy Releases Details of Recent MQ-8B Fire Scout Crashes
The US Navy has detailed causes of two crashes of the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout that led to an 'operational pause' in flights of the aircraft. Both crashes occurred independently of one another and involved different systems of the rotary-wing, vertical takeoff unmanned air vehicle
VTOL
US Marine Corps Extends Use of K-MAX in Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps officials have extended the deployment of the K-MAX Cargo. The Marine Corps supplies forward operating bases with K-MAX, rather than with a ground convoy or manned aircraft, to reduce the threat posed to personnel by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). K-MAX Cargo, jointly designed
Military
IAI Announces Upgraded Heron NG
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is offering an upgraded version of its best-selling unmanned air system (UAS), with the Heron NG to carry an enhanced multi-sensor payload. Representing the fourth "spiral" development of the Heron, the NG has been designed to more effectively meet the operational requirements
Military
UK Royal Air Force Personnel Operated American UAS over Libya
British Royal Air Force personnel operated American UAS over Libya last year in support of the NATO mission there, the Ministry of Defence said last Thursday. While the American use of unmanned aircraft in Libya was previously known — a US Predator took part in the airstrike that hit a convoy
Military
Lockheed Martin Reveals Sea Ghost Concept for USN UCLASS Programme
Lockheed Martin has revealed a new concept aircraft it calls the Sea Ghost that it will propose for the US Navy's forthcoming unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft. The company says the design "leverages its experience with the RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aircraft system (UAS)
Military
UK MoD Revives Maritime VTOL UAS Concept Demonstration
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rekindled a maritime vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) concept demonstration to inform a possible follow-on acquisition programme for a shipborne UAS to operate from Royal Navy (RN) surface ships. Known as the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System
Business
UK and France Finally Sign UAS Agreements
Defence ministers from the United Kingdom and France have agreed to increase cooperation on unmanned aircraft, following a bilateral meeting in London. French Defence Minister Jean Yves Le Drian and British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond agreed plans, which will see France trial the Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System. It is commonly