All Military UAVs news – Page 153
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Thales: UK could extend Hermes UAV operations in Afghanistan
Thales could extend its interim TUAV deal with the British Army to allow the service to better prepare for operations with the Watchkeeper 450 ...
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Diamond secures D-Jet investor and forges ahead with development
Diamond Aircraft has received a cash injection of $110 million from a European-based investor paving...
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Indian air force orders Harop loitering munitions
The Indian air force is to purchase Israel Aerospace Industries' Harop loitering munition system, with deliveries to start next year ...
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Four killed as USAF CV-22 crashes in Afghanistan
The US Air Force suffered its first fatal accident involving the CV-22 tiltrotor in Afghanistan on 8 April ...
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General Dynamics demonstrates new weapon for tactical UAVs
Artillery shells can be dropped from a tactical-level unmanned air vehicle and navigate precisely to a target, General Dynamics has announced.
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Can the Sun alone power flight?
Solar cells and batteries have improved to such a degree that continuous manned five-day flight now looks possible
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EADS issues fresh ultimatum on Talarion UAV
France, Germany and Spain must make fresh commitments to the Talarion UAV programme by mid-year, says EADS defence chief Stefan Zoller ...
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Northrop puts Global Hawk on show in Japan
Northrop Grumman has made a major fresh push to sell its RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle to Japan ...
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Saying goodbye to the 'Mighty Hunter'
The UK's Nimrod MR2 fleet will bow out of service on 31 March. We look back at the type's operational history, and fly on one of the type's final training sorties ...
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Cessna Caravan leads race for Afghan airlift contract
A US Air Force contract for a fixed-wing light mobility aircraft (LiMA) has attracted interest from companies based in Australia, New Zealand and Spain,...
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US Navy looks to develop unmanned, stealthy combat aircraft on mature technologies
The US Navy will start developing within 10 years a stealthy, carrier-based, unmanned air system to participate in a category of combat that US officials...
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RAF heralds emergence of 'combat ISTAR' over Afghanistan
UK air power has proved its worth in Afghanistan as the Royal Air Force has honed its surveillance assets and practices to support coalition ground troops
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Hawker Beechcraft finds unexpected market with King Air 350ER
Expectations for the extended-range King Air 350 were modest five years ago, so soaring demand for the updated 1960s light turboprop has surprised Hawker Beechcraft
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Lange Aviation plans fuel cell UAV demonstrator
Electric-powered flight pioneer Lange Aviation is developing a fuel cell-powered unmanned...
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Thales lands support contract for Watchkeeper UAV
Thales UK has been awarded a contract worth £55 million ($82.5 million) to support the British Army's Watchkeeper 450 tactical unmanned air vehicles ...
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German Heron UAV damaged in ground collision
Germany's deployment of Heron 1 UAVs in Afghanistan has suffered an early setback, with one of its aircraft damaged on the ground ...
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Untethered hover flight for Mule slips to mid-year
Urban Aeronautics has delayed the first untethered hover of its AirMule ducted fan propelled unmanned air vehicle until mid-year to ensure that all systems are functioning.
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Boeing restarts A160 production before receiving new orders
Boeing has restarted production of its A160 Hummingbird unmanned helicopter, despite the lack of a new order for the type ...
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PICTURES: New Aerostar UAV makes first flight
Aeronautics Defense Systems' Aerostar-C unmanned air vehicle has performed its first series of test flights in Israel.