Military UAVs – Page 13
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NewsGeneral Atomics to produce short take-off and landing modification kit for MQ-9B
The popular remotely piloted aircraft from General Atomics will soon gain the ability to launch from short runways or amphibious assault ships.
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News2Excel, IAI showcase Maritime Heron for UK requirements
2Excel Aviation and Israel Aerospace Industries have demonstrated the latter’s Maritime Heron unmanned air vehicle in pursuit of UK requirements including supporting civilian search and rescue operations.
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NewsSwitzerland receives first two Hermes 900 UAVs from Elbit
Switzerland has moved a step closer to commencing operations with Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 unmanned air system, with its first two of six aircraft having arrived in the country late last month.
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In depthWhy the customer is king for Northrop Grumman
Head of future programmes at US defence giant outlines technologies that could be brought to a potential Global Hawk successor, loyal wingman UAV, or next-generation maritime rotorcraft – but only once the requirements are there.
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NewsCanberra sticks with Camcopter S-100 for shipborne UAV requirement
Canberra has decided to go with a sole-source acquisition to fill an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) requirement for the Australian navy.
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NewsTwo Russian ships destroyed by Ukranian drone strikes
Two Russian patrol boats were destroyed in the Black Sea by missile strikes launched from TB-2 Bayraktar drones, according to Ukraine.
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NewsUSAF pins RQ-4B loss on crew error, control logic ignorance
Crew error and a misunderstanding of the aircraft’s control logic caused a Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to overshoot a runway and crash in a field 6.8 miles (10.9km) away.
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NewsLatest US aid package to Ukraine includes dozens of ‘Ghost’ UAVs
The $800 million military assistance package unveiled on 21 April includes at least 120 drones that are primarily designed to attack targets.
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In depthInsitu Pacific spies opportunity in Asia’s maritime domain
Insitu Pacific believes its line of small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) is well suited for surveillance work in Southeast Asia, but that airspace integration presents a challenge.
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NewsRestrictions on drone exports hamper American foreign policy: Mitchell Institute
The US government rarely approves the sale of armed drones to foreign governments, despite regularly authorising exports of combat aircraft and helicopters.
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NewsSerbia looks West for fighter fleet renewal, seeking 12 Rafales
Serbia has “for already a year” been negotiating a potential purchase of 12 new Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from France, plus the same number of second-hand “fighter bomber” aircraft of unspecified type or origin.
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NewsRussia’s Black Sea flagship sinks, Ukraine claims attack involving drones and missiles
The flagship of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet sunk after suffering major damage from an onboard fire. Ukraine says it was the result of an attack involving a Turkish-made TB-2 Bayraktar drone and Ukrainian-built Neptune anti-ship missiles, while Russia claims the incident was an accident.
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NewsLockheed Martin claims record-breaking endurance flight of lightweight drone
The aerospace manufacturer says a specially configured Stalker unmanned drone successfully completed a continuous endurance flight of more than 39h.
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NewsDutch Reapers poised for operational evaluation in Caribbean
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is to begin operating a trio of newly-delivered General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers during missions flown from Curacao in the Caribbean. General Atomics on 12 April announced the delivery of the three remotely piloted aircraft and two mobile ground control stations ...
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NewsUS services ask Congress for additional aircraft in ‘unfunded priorities’ reports
Required by law, unfunded priority reports detail items that each military service would like to have funded, but which were not included in the official budget submitted by the presidential administration.
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NewsUS Air Force continues cash bonuses amid multi-year pilot shortage
The US Air Force began offering cash bonuses for its aviators on 11 April, as part of the service’s effort to close a multi-year pilot shortage.
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NewsUS defence budget marks start of five-year transition: US service chiefs
Chiefs of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard say President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget request represents the start of a five-year transition that will re-orient the US military to focus on countering China.
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NewsCanberra kills big acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian
Canberra has moved to axe its acquisition of 12-16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsTop providers of air combat training complete merger
Top Aces and Blue Air Training announced the completion of a merger on 30 March.
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NewsBiden asks for big spending increase on air power, missile systems
The administration of president Joe Biden wants Congress to approve more than $56 billion in new spending for what it describes as “lethal air forces”.