Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $217,615,343 undefinitized contract action for Taiwan MQ-9B SkyGuardian procurement. This contract provides for four MQ-9B unmanned air vehicles, two Certifiable Ground Control Stations, spares and support equipment. Work will be performed in Poway, and is expected
Military
Ukraine says it is rapidly increasing its production of drones as demand grows on the front line.The government has relaxed import laws and scrapped taxes for drone parts and equipment. The expansion is being funded by a successful fundraising campaign called the Army of Drones. More than $108m (£87m)
Military
A Chinese TB-001 Scorpion medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) drone has flown an apparently unprecedented mission around Taiwan, according to authorities on the island. The drone sortie came as part of the latest spike in Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air and naval activity in the Taiwan Strait, something that has
Military
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that the Army National Guard (ARNG) has received fiscal year 2023 Congressional funding for 12 new Gray Eagle 25M (GE-25M) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The funding comes after Army National Guard States, which make up 45 percent of the U.S. Army’s combat
Military
The U.S. Navy’s Group Sail Exercise, held over a six-day period in Hawaiian military operating areas, featured one of the world’s most advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems — the MQ-9B SeaGuardian supplied by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.. SeaGuardian conducted Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (MISR), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
Military
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense has granted a contract worth $321 million to Turkish drone company Baykar to purchase Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), according to the recently published official document. The official contract award notice was published on the Tenders Electronic Daily website, an online version
Military
Ukraine-based start-up One Way Aerospace, which makes low-cost, domestically produced kamikaze drones, said it will demonstrate a long-range system to the country’s Ministry of Defense and an undisclosed European NATO partner. Both the company’s AQ-400 and the AQV-150 Scalpel Heavy drones are expected to be tested and showcased
Military
Japan reported an increase in air interceptions of Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in fiscal year (FY) 2022, even as it said that its overall fighter air scrambles had dwindled. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan Ministry
Weapons Systems / Lasers
In Ukraine as in previous major conflicts artillery is the biggest killer on the battlefield, accounting for perhaps 80% of casualties on both sides. But while Ukraine has fewer guns firing fewer shells, they appear to be doing more damage even though, with some notable exceptions, they are using the
Accidents
An unmanned aerial vehicle with an American engine crashed near Noginsk near Moscow, a spokesman for emergency services told RIA Novosti. "An unmanned aerial vehicle weighing about 100 kilograms was found on the outskirts of the Bogorodsky urban district near a garden partnership," the source said. When falling,
Military
American RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones may have conducted at least nine sorties since September 2022 to gather intelligence on Russian forces occupying Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and other areas in the Black Sea region, according to a leaked U.S. military document. If true, this would be a rare
Military
SURVICE Engineering, partnered with Malloy Aeronautics, has been awarded a production contract with the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) to produce around 200 Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV) aircraft. The contract is believed to be result of the SURVICE-Malloy team taking first place