All Military UAVs articles – Page 339
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K-MAX selected for US Navy demo
KAMAN AEROSPACE WILL demonstrate the K-MAX commercial external-lift helicopter's ability to resupply US Navy warships under a $690,000 contract awarded by the Military Sealift Command. The 60-day demonstration, to be conducted from 29 August until 27 October, will test the feasibility of using commercially operated helicopters for vertical replenishment ("vertrep") ...
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Williams supersedes Lockheed Martin on Hunter UAV engine
WILLIAMS International is replacing a Lockheed Martin/RPI team in the effort to develop and field a heavy fuel engine for the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The Lockheed Martin/RPI work to qualify a rotary engine for the short-range UAV was suspended because of weight problems ...
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GEC-Marconi may re-engine Phoenix
GEC-MARCONI IS once again examining re-engineing its troubled Phoenix unmanned air vehicle (UAV), as it struggles to bring the much-delayed target acquisition and surveillance system into service with the British Army. The company is believed to be looking at replacing the TTL WAEL 342 two-stroke engine with a ...
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Pentagon orders re-evaluation of Maneuver UAV
THE PENTAGON'S Maneuver Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Maneuver UAV) programme, which had been gaining momentum and building support among the US military services, has been slowed down. In late July, key Pentagon acquisition staff and military service representatives met to determine the fate of the short-range UAV component of ...
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Pentagon threat puts Heliwing UAV on hold
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US DEPARTMENT of Defense moves to kill the Boeing Heliwing project have led to plans for a second unmanned-air- vehicle (UAV) demonstrator being at least put on hold by the manufacturer. Boeing had decided to build a second demonstrator, but says that its ...
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Hughes reveals Tier II Plus suite
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES DETAILS OF THE reconnaissance suite, on the US Department of Defense's, Tier II Plus high altitude endurance unmanned air vehicle, (UAV) have been revealed by Hughes Aircraft. The UAV, which is being developed by a Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical-led team for the Advanced Research ...
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The fuel-efficient, all-composite, Diamond Katana...
The fuel-efficient, all-composite, Diamond Katana is evaluated from the pilot's point of view.26 How are the much-heralded East-West joint programmes progressing? Flight International takes a look at the Ilyushin Il-96M/T, among other projects. number 4481 volume 148 International Offices UK Head Office, Reed Business Publishing,Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey ...
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Boeing to build second Heliwing demonstrator
BOEING DEFENSE & Space Group is building an additional Heliwing unmanned air-vehicle (UAV), at its own expense, after determining in initial flight testing that the concept is feasible. A Heliwing prototype was destroyed on 13 June during the last of nine scheduled company-sponsored flights at Moses Lake, Washington, ...
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India and Israel discuss Searcher sale
ISRAEL AND INDIA are involved in detailed negotiations over technology-transfer issues surrounding the proposed sale of the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) Searcher unmanned air-vehicle. The Searcher is made by IAI, and is equipped with an advanced day/night optronic payload. The Indian air force is to buy ...
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Work stops on Hunter engine
WORK ON THE replacement heavy-fuel engine (HFE) for the TRW/IAI Hunter short-range unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) has been suspended because of weight problems associated with the powerplant selected late in 1994. In October, the Pentagon awarded TRW $38 million to qualify a diesel-fuel-burning engine for the Hunter joint tactical ...
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Sights on expansion
Israeli company EL-OP is one manufacturer content to remain in the defence market. Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV WHEN THE FIRST photographs from the Offeq 3, Israel's intelligence satellite, were transmitted to the ground in April, the experts were more than surprised. The small, lightweight, satellite offers only a limited ...
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Medium range success
The US Navy has awarded Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical $11.5 million to build six medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The medium-range UAV is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000ft (15,300m) and at a combat radius in excess of 500nm (900km). Source: Flight International
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MDC to pick JAST lift engine
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE McDONNELL Douglas (MDC)-led Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) team will decide by the end of this month on a lift-fan-engine supplier for its design after dropping the alternative gas-coupled lift fan in favour of a "more affordable" lift-plus-lift-cruise concept. The late ...
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Indian UAV Progress
The Indian state-owned Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) expects its indigenously built Nishant unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to be introduced into Indian army service in late 1996. The Nishant, previously known as the Falcon, had its first flight in January. Bangalore-based ADE says that the UAV is intended for battlefield surveillance ...
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Bidders line up vertrep deal
KAMAN AEROSPACE, Sikorsky Aircraft and a McDonnell Douglas/Westland team are among those bidding for the US Navy's two-month demonstration of commercially operated helicopters for vertical replenishment (vertrep) of naval vessels. A request for proposals (RFP) was issued by the US Military Sealift Command in May. The USN is ...
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Predator for Bosnia overflights
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense says that the General Atomics Predator unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is being sent to support NATO operations in Bosnia. The Tier II UAV will be based at Gjader Airfield, Albania, for at least 60 days. About 100 US military and contractor personnel will ...
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Japanese sign up for K-MAX deal
KAMAN AEROSPACE has signed a deal to distribute the K-MAX external-lift helicopter in Japan. Japanese distribution company Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha (KBK) has purchased one K-MAX for delivery in October and taken options on four more. The contract, which includes a refurbished Kaman H-43 Husky for use as a ...
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Thomson-CSF will market Sentinel
THOMSON-CSF IS to market Bombardier's Canadair CL-227 Sentinel rotary-wing unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) in Europe, for military and paramilitary roles. The initial target is the French navy, which has a requirement for a ship-based UAV. Bombardier's Canadair Defence Systems division plans to demonstrate the CL-227 to the French navy later this ...
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Silver Arrow unveils two UAVs
SILVER ARROW, the Israeli unmanned-air-vehicle (UAV) manufacturer, has unveiled two new systems at the Paris air show. The Darter is aimed at front-line combat units, while the Colibri is for training UAV operators. The Darter has a wingspan and length of just under, 4m. Its claimed mission radius ...
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Texas Instruments concludes talks with Shorts for CASOM bid
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TI) and Shorts Missile Systems have successfully completed talks to mount a joint bid for the UK Staff Requirement (Air) 1236 Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile (CASOM) programme. A formal announcement could be made before the end of the show. The CASOM bids are due at the ...