Military
This video shows Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 during a series of flights and trials onboard the French Navy’s new Gowind class OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), L'ADROIT at the beginning of November. During the four days of operation in the Bay of Biscay, the CAMCOPTER carried out
Military
Insitu Inc. is being awarded an $11,994,145 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) to exercise an option for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems. These services will provide electro-optical/infrared and mid-wave infrared imagery in support of Marine Corps operations
Military
86 year old French industrialist Serge Dassault attacked a parliamentary move to buy unmanned military aircraft from the United States, saying it would cost jobs and stifle France's arms industry. A French Senate committee voted last week to chop funding for Israeli Heron TP drones, which Dassault Aviation
Control Stations
For the last two years, one of the most popular electronic gadgets in Afghanistan was not the iPad or satellite phone, but Rover 5, otherwise known as the fifth generation ROVER (Remote Operations Video Enhanced Receiver). This is small (14cm/5.5 inch wide) handheld video device provides ground troops
Military
The second X-47B completed a successful first flight on November 22. Air Vehicle 2 (AV-2) took off under hazy skies from Edwards Air Force Base at 12:43 p.m. PST, climbed rapidly to an altitude of 5,000 feet, flew several racetrack patterns over Rogers Dry Lake, then landed
Military
France and Britain hope to deepen defence co-operation, including in unmanned air surveillance, strengthen their influence inside NATO and avoid a confrontation over the future shape of Europe at a crucial Anglo-French summit this Friday. The two countries may discuss plans for stronger voting rights in NATO for the larger
Military
An ANKA unmanned aircraft developed by TAI was flown for six hours for tests last Thursday, reaching a maximum height of 6,000 meters. According to officials, the unmanned aircraft passed all 240 tests undertaken during the flight and take-off and landing was done on autopilot. TAI will start delivering
VTOL
The US Navy’s first composite squadron equipped with manned and unmanned rotary-wing aircraft for expeditionary missions will take root in San Diego next year. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35 will be the first to support littoral combat ships and other Pacific Fleet ships with both the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter
Military
For over five years, the American infantry's favorite UAS has been the tiny (2.2 kg/4.4 pound) Raven micro-UAS. But over the last few years, the slightly larger (3.2 kg/7 pound) Desert Hawk 3 (DH3) has been gaining in popularity. DH3 uses an Xbox
Military
The French Senate Foreign Affairs, Armed Forces and Defence Committee has decided to cancel a large part of the financial provision for the next MALE UAS programme and allocate the saving towards the development of the Franco-British joint venture MALE programme for 2020. The decision was non-partisan, with 33 votes
Military
US Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are beginning initial deployment of the Switchblade unmanned aircraft system. A product of AeroVironment, the aircraft is light enough to be man-packable, simple enough to be deployed in minutes and can fly off over the horizon sending back video. It can loiter and watch
Military
The first Çaldıran, produced by the Turkish Kale Kalıp-Baykar joint venture, has already completed production and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will start to deploy it next week. The joint venture won a contract to produce 12 UAS from the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM). The Çaldıran is superior