All Military UAVs articles – Page 320
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UK to reveal tactical UAV requirements
The UK Ministry of Defence will issue its tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) requirements to support land operations at an industry briefing this month. "The programme is aimed at companies that will have an interest in participating as prime or major subcontractors in any future competitive tendering exercises for ...
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Multi target system on show
The BORAP reconnaissance system should ensure that Omnipol is on target for a great Paris '99. BORAP is capable of following at least 50 targets simultaneously up to a range of 450km. It's one of a range of passive monitoring systems exported by Omnipol. Such systems are only ...
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BAe demonstrator may fly ahead of plan
Tim Ripley A flying technology demonstrator for the UK's future offensive air system (FOAS) is likely to be brought forward as the British Aerospace-led research effort gathers pace. FOAS is intended to replace the Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fleet late in the second decade of next century ...
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UAVs may fly in display at Paris 2001
With more than 50 unmanned aerial vehicles present at this year's show, it has been a bumper year for what was once considered the poor relation of the aviation industry. At the 2001 show, the organiser has secured the agreement of the air traffic authorities to allow UAVs ...
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Phantom Works tackles advanced commercial design
Boeing's Phantom Works, which started life in secrecy as part of fighter builder McDonnell Douglas, has begun to get involved in advanced development work for Boeing's commercial airliner group. The Phantom Works is now a "virtual" operation, headquartered in St Louis, but with outposts at all of Boeing's major ...
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Israeli F-16s are targeted for upgrades
Elisra Electronic Systems and Lockheed Martin have signed a co-operation agreement to market previously competing electronic warfare (EW) suites for the F-16. Under the deal, EW systems from Elisra and Lockheed Martin's Sanders subsidiary will be offered as baseline systems on the F-16. The agreement, which covers the sale of ...
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'World's smallest aircraft' on display at show
"It is the smallest aircraft in the world," declares Martyn Cowley of Aerovironment about the Black Widow unmanned aerial vehicle, on display at the Paris air show. Anyone who wants to see the 15cm (6in) wingspan aircraft, it has been on display at the CAC Systemes stand all week ...
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Boeing Sikorsky waits on Comanche funds
Paul Derby Boeing Sikorsky should know by the end of June whether it will be able to ramp up the flight programme for its second prototype RAH-66 Comanche helicopter. Three of the four US congressional committees controlling the US defence budget have approved a $56 million funding increase, ...
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NASA cloud research flights completed
A series of pioneering atmospheric research flights has been completed by NASA and the US Department of Energy (DoE) at the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range at Kaua'i, Hawaii, using the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Altus unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The flights were the first to measure characteristics of ...
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Dutch reconnaissance contest is revamped
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNAF) has rejigged its DFl203.8 million ($97 million) competition for near-real-time day/night reconnaissance pods for low and medium level operation because none of the offers met its overall specification. State defence secretary Henk van Hoof told parliament that none of the bids meets the ...
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Millennium force
Singapore's air force is raising its international profile through plans to host a global air forces' summit Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE The island republic of Singapore has a reputation as an oasis of relative calm in a region rocked by economic and political upheaval. With a population of 3 million and no ...
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Marconi goes on the prowl with Predator tie-up
Marconi Avionics has teamed with General Atomics and Bombardier Services to offer unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) capable of meeting future UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)surveillance and communications relay requirements. Proposals will be based around the General Atomics Predator UAV family and will offer a range of payloads to meet ...
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Kosovo windfall for aircraft manufacturers
Tim Ripley Aircraft manufacturers in the USA and Europe are likely to receive a huge windfall from the Kosovo conflict, says a report from top US analysts Forecast International. This will be on top of the $500 million in urgent spending to re-stock USA and UK's arsenals of ...
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Northrop Grumman lands major radar contracts
Steve Nichols Northrop Grumman has landed at Paris with news of major new contracts for its radar products. The Polish air agency (PATA) needs an update to its airspace management system (AMS) that, when complete, will provide additional flight safety and improved en-route services to Central Europe. ...
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Army bid narrows to six UAV makers
Pentagon procurement chiefs predict around six companies will submit bids this week for the US Army's new contest for a brigade level tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. The contest is yet another twist in the long-running saga and a final admission that previous efforts to procure a single system to meet ...
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talian-US pairing to bid for UAV contract
Italian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Meteor CAE has announced a teaming agreement with US company General Atomics to offer versions of the Predator UAV to meet the Italian ministry of defence's requirement for a long range and endurance surveillance system. Under the agreement, General Atomics will provide hardware, software ...
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UAVs prove value to theatre commanders
The age of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has arrived, a top Pentagon admiral announced in Paris as he revealed details of its key role in recent allied air strikes against Serb forces. Speaking at the annual Shephard Press UAV Conference immediately before the air show, Rear Admiral Robert Nutwell ...
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AlliedSignal selected to power Boeing UCAV
Boeing has chosen the AlliedSignal Aerospace F124 turbofan engine as the powerplant for the Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ATD). Boeing's Phantom Works was recently chosen by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force to continue into the second phase of ...
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Builders line up for navy 'vertrep' contract
Helicopter manufacturers are lining up to bid for a three-year vertical replenishment (vertrep) contract in the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf, following the release by the US Navy of a fresh request for proposals (RfP). Kaman, which will be offering its K-Max heavy lift helicopter, says it expects a firm ...
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Comanche team optimistic of funding increase
Boeing Sikorsky says it is confident that the US Congress will provide an additional $56 million in funding to enable the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter to step up its flight test programme next year. Tom Sheehy, director of the Sikorsky Comanche project office, says the investment is needed both to ramp ...