All Military UAVs articles – Page 7
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NewsAura Aero to demonstrate unmanned ENBATA with French military
Aura Aero has unveiled its ENBATA unmanned air system, exhibiting a mock-up of the design at the Paris air show.
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NewsAustralia’s Drone Forge to obtain 17 Flexrotor UAVs
Australian start-up Drone Forge has entered an agreement to obtain six Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor unmanned air vehicle systems, comprising 17 aircraft.
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NewsThales gets onboard AAROK surveillance drone with AirMaster S radar
Thales and Turgis Gaillard have joined forces to offer a radar-equipped version of the latter company’s AAROK medium-altitude, long-endurance platform.
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NewsAnduril’s Fury coming to Europe under new partnership with Rheinmetall
American defence start-up Anduril will team with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to produce European variants of several Anduril weapons systems, including the low-cost Barracuda cruise missile and Fury uncrewed fighter jet.
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NewsRSAF, Airbus Helicopters team up to test MUM-T with H225M
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will test manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) with its Airbus Helicopters H225M utility helicopters.
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NewsAirbus completes assembly work on Spain’s SIRTAP prototype
Airbus Defence & Space is poised to launch ground-based testing of Spain’s in-development SIRTAP tactical unmanned air vehicle, having completed the assembly of a first prototype.
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NewsBoeing seeks European partner for further development of MQ-28
The chief executive of Boeing’s defence unit thinks the time is ripe to bring the MQ-28 uncrewed jet Europe, as the continent’s plans for next-generation air power take shape.
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NewsLeonardo, Baykar Technologies power ahead with LBA Systems joint venture
Leonardo and Baykar Technologies have formalised their LBA Systems joint venture, and have already launched work to combine the Italian company’s sensors and other equipment with Turkish-developed unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsSaab and General Atomics team up to offer uncrewed airborne early warning solution
The announcement of an airborne early warning capability based on the General Atomics MQ-9B UAV comes as support within the Pentagon is waning for a new crewed aircraft to replace the ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry fleet.
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NewsKratos to build new family of small ‘strike’ engines in Oklahoma
As part a partnership with GE Aerospace, defence manufacturer Kratos is building a new production facility in Bristow, Oklahoma to assemble a new family of small turbofan engines intended to power long-range munitions and uncrewed aircraft.
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NewsUS military pursuing conventional take-off and landing variant of Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie
Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Kratos says an unspecified customer within the US Department of Defense wants to field a conventional take-off and landing variant of the company’s Valkyrie uncrewed jet, adding a landing gear to the design.
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NewsDassault ready to unveil Neuron-successor UCAV for French air force
The French air force’s future unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) will break cover during the Paris air show, with developer Dassault Aviation to reveal a model of the type within its static display.
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NewsBoeing continues MQ-25 work, gears up for MQ-28A missile shot
Boeing continues to advance two of its major unmanned aircraft programmes, the MQ-25 Stingray air-to-air refueller and the MQ-28A Ghost Bat loyal wingman.
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AnalysisVideo indicates two Russian A-50s targeted in Ukrainian drone strike
New video of the clandestine attack on 1 June released by the Security Service of Ukraine shows dozens of aircraft being targeted by drones, including two of Russia’s A-50 airborne early warning and control platforms.
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NewsNew defence review highlights UK’s ambition, but lacks procurement detail
The UK government has published its eagerly-awaited Strategic Defence Review (SDR), but provided only limited detail about many key future investment decisions.
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NewsUS Coast Guard trials uncrewed aircraft for search and rescue
During exercises in the Caribbean, a ship-launched AV Puma UAV was paired with an uncrewed surface vessel to search for ships and persons in the water during day and night.
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NewsUkraine strikes Russian bombers in clandestine drone attack
Video footage shows quadcopter drones striking multiple Tupolev Tu-95 bombers parked in the open, the result of what Ukraine is describing as a clandestine operation that smuggled over a hundred of the weapons deep into Russia.
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NewsGeneral Atomics developing Ghost strike and reconnaissance platform for US Air Force
UAV manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has received a $99 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to support development of a new reconnaissance and strike platform called Ghost, which will feature hybrid-electric propulsion and ducted fans for lift.
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NewsRand draws lessons from Ukraine conflict for future wars against China, Russia
A new report from think tank Rand explores lessons from the war in Ukraine that could apply to conflicts against China and Russia involving the USA.
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NewsRAF preparing to ramp up Protector flights, squadron boss reveals
The Royal Air Force (RAF) will be scaling up the use of its new remotely piloted air system capability over the coming months, with pilots from its 31 Sqn soon to secure the instrument ratings required for them to begin flying the type in UK airspace.