Northrop Grumman’s RQ-8A Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle has fired its first weapons in support of a company initiative to promote an armed capability to future operators the US Army and US Navy. The UAV successfully launched two 70mm (2.75in) unguided rockets at forward speeds of 35kt (65km/h) and 45kt during trials at
Source: Flight International
The UK has confirmed the early retirement of 17 Puma HC2 helicopters, 14 of its older Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and the Watchkeeper uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) in a bid to slash costs. Disclosing the move in a statement to the House of Commons on 20 November, defence secretary John Healey ...
A Baykar TB3 unmanned air vehicle has successfully taken off from and landed on Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
The Jetank heavy uncrewed aerial vehicle, produced by Chinese state aerospace corporation AVIC, can carry a full load of conventional armaments or be used to deploy so-called swarms of smaller drones.
