All Military UAVs news – Page 101
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NewsAeronautics launches Orbiter 2B
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems has unveiled its Orbiter 2B unmanned air vehicle, which the company says can be controlled from a moving ground vehicle.
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NewsAirbus sets sights on being top-tier UAV supplier
Airbus Defence & Space is determined to establish itself in the top tier of global unmanned air vehicle suppliers, with a joint MALE 2020 project being proposed with Alenia Aermacchi and Dassault intended to head the process
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NewsSwitzerland selects Hermes 900 as Ranger replacement
Switzerland’s Armasuisse procurement agency has selected Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 to meet the nation’s future unmanned air system requirement. The design had been in competition with Israel Aerospace Industries’ Super Heron TP to replace Ruag Ranger unmanned air vehicles currently in service with the Swiss armed forces.
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Saab makes Southeast Asia maritime surveillance push
Saab sees an increasing demand for its portfolio of defence products in Southeast Asia, and is particularly focused on opportunities in the maritime surveillance mission.
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Global Hawk supports NATO exercise
NATO has conducted an early assessment of the operational utility of its future Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, on a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle participating in the recent multinational exercise dubbed “Unified Vision”.
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NewsFilm, TV studios launch bid to open airspace to UAVs
Film and television studios have become the first industry to seek US regulatory approval to operate commercial unmanned air systems (UAS) in sub-Arctic airspace, the US Federal Aviation Administration says.
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NewsBlackjack UAS deploys to Afghanistan
A new unmanned air system (UAS) – the Boeing/Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack –has deployed to Afghanistan with the US Marine Corps, the navy confirms.
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Panther UAS sales approach take-off
Israel Aerospace Industries expects to receive a contract for its Panther unmanned air system from a first customer soon, after demonstrating the tiltrotor type to a number of special forces operators.
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NewsNorthrop announces partnership with Diamond Aircraft for surveillance market
Northrop Grumman has announced a new partnership with Diamond Aircraft Industries and a new presence in Ontario, Canada, to developsurveillance aircraft for Canadian and international markets.
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NewsHeron UAS operators offered airframe 'transplant'
Existing operators of the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air system are being offered a way of getting the advanced performance of the heavy fuel engine-powered Super Heron, by taking the avionics package of the older version and "transplanting" it into the new model's enlarged fuselage.
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NewsIAI BirdEye endurance passes 20h
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled its BirdEye 650D mini unmanned air system, which the company says offers a flight endurance of over 20h.
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NewsILA: Tanan UAV bulks up for naval service
Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for the first flight of a new, higher-weight variant of its Tanan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsAUVSI: Researchers look for MQ-8C performance boost
Studies are underway to further enhance the at-sea performance of the US Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout.
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AUVSI: Army pushes for Gray Eagle upgrade
With only two years of production left for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle, the US Army is pushing to add an extended range variant to the production line in fiscal year 2015.
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NewsAUVSI: US Navy gives due regard to Triton radar upgrade
The US Navy is developing specifications for a due regard radar that could replace the system dropped from the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton last year, says Capt Jim Hoke.
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Study to examine use of large UAVs in Australian airspace
Northrop Grumman and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) are working together to study the operation of unmanned air vehicles in Australian airspace. The focus of the study will be on aircraft the size of “small commercial jets”, says Northrop.
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AUVSI: AeroVironment pushes UAVs into new markets
After a decade of rapid growth fuelled by war spending, AeroVironment is busy creating markets for new applications of a portfolio of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) spanning from hand-launched models to atmospheric satellites.
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AUVSI: Police find new roles for small UAVs
A two-year experiment by a North Dakota police agency has identified several key roles for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to play in routine law enforcement operations.
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AUVSI: Exelis unveils wide area sensor for UAV market
Exelis has launched a new wide-area, persistent surveillance system for commercial and military unmanned air vehicles (UAV) – the CorvusEye 1500.
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AUVSI: Lockheed moves on small UAV market with Vector Hawk
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its new Vector Hawk small unmanned air vehicle (UAV), a system with a 4lb gross takeoff weight that can be configured into fixed wing, vertical takeoff and landing and tiltrotor operations.