Reports & Publications
According to a new congressional report acquired by Wired’s Danger Room, unmanned aircraft now account for 31 percent of all military aircraft. In 2005, only five percent of military aircraft were robots, a report by the Congressional Research Service notes. Barely seven years later, the military has 7,494
Business
Turkey formally approved the purchase of a domestic-built UAS during a 5 January meeting of its Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM). The SSM approved an Air Force order for 10 Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft and three ground control stations. Source: Flight Global
Military
Border surveillance during night through unmanned aircraft and manned aircraft from Porbandar airport is restricted to a few occasions during night using 'goose lamps' from Porbandar. There is an urgent need for recalibration in the aftermath of a recent alert to Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard about
Testing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the availability of a new trailing arm design for the existing main landing gear on its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper UAS. “Our engineers and suppliers have worked hard to develop a landing gear design that will enhance and extend the utility of this
Military
Two years after extensive tests in Middle East, the US Navy's customised RQ-4 Global Hawk, known as BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance), is now operating with a carrier task force at sea. Circling above the task force, at 22,500 meters (70,000 feet), BAMS is monitoring
Military
The US Army has awarded BAE Systems a $12,290,244 contract for T-Pod systems on the MQ-1 C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, the Pentagon announced Thursday. According to a post on FedBizOpps, the T-Pod system gives users both situational awareness and the ability to map emitters.
VTOL
The US Army Contracting Command, Fort Dix, NJ, on behalf of U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) issued an RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The US Army is interested in exploring future (7-10 years out) capability concepts for Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Information gained from the future
Military
Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aircraft and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. The move by the Defense Ministry, which has the power to veto defense exports,
Military
Aurora Flight Sciences announced the delivery of the first complete ship set of composite aerospace structures to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) programme. Aurora manufactures the aft fuselage, forward nacelle, mid nacelle, aft nacelle, and V-tail
Military
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that the Company and Georgia have signed settlement agreements for settling all claims and disputes. In April, 2011 the Elbit Systems said it had filed a lawsuit in the High Court of Justice of the United Kingdom for Georgia's failure to pay USD 100
Military
In the second week of December, an unmanned aircraft flew over the Maoist-hit areas of Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh, picking up images of village dwellings and human movement. At the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) control room the information was treated as a major breakthrough since the drones deployed
Military
The US Air Force has awarded two contracts totalling $70.5 million to defense contractor Raytheon Co. to support targeting systems used by missile-carrying Predator unmanned aircraft. The Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base awarded the contracts. Raytheon is to provide logistics support and improved imaging