Military
Britain and France plan to work together on developing unmanned military aircraft, the British Minister of Defence said on Wednesday. Referring to an agreement last year to increase military collaboration in a bid to cut costs, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told a parliamentary committee there would be a joint announcement
Military
A US official said that Washington had no indication that an unmanned aircraft that had crashed in Iran had actually been shot down. In Tehran, state television quoted a military source as saying that Iran's military had shot down a US reconnaissance drone aircraft in eastern Iran. "
Military
A US unmanned surveillance aircraft that went missing last week in western Afghanistan appears to have crashed in Iran. According to state television in Iran, the nation’s defence forces brought the aircraft down, which the Iranian reports said was an RQ-170 stealth aircraft. US officials acknowledged Sunday that an
Military
AVX Aircraft Co., announced that it teamed with BAE Systems to submit a proposal for the planned Medium Range Maritime Unmanned Aerial System. "We think we've got a good proposal from the standpoint of meeting the [Navy] requirements," AVX spokesman Mike Cox said. The two companies
Testing
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
Testing
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