All Military UAVs articles – Page 106
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Italian Predator Bs start Afghan duty
The Italian air force has begun using its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B unmanned air system in Afghanistan, following successful check flights.
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Israeli Westwind maritime patrol fleet to fly on
The Israeli navy will continue to rely on a mix of manned and unmanned systems for maritime patrol missions.
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NewsMorocco to acquire surplus French Harfangs
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is evaluating the purchase of additional Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1/Harfang unmanned air systems via France.
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Asian air force buys Innocon's MiniFalcon II
Israeli unmanned air systems manufacturer Innocon has won a contract to supply its MiniFalcon II to the air force of an Asian country.
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NewsRAF ready for Reaper fleet boost, confirms expeditionary plan
The UK has yet to formally accept delivery of its extra batch of five General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper air vehicles, which will double the Royal Air Force’s fleet of the type for operations inside Afghanistan.
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NewsBritish Army confident on Watchkeeper service entry
British Army pilots will soon begin flying the service’s delayed Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicles over Wiltshire, once a pending release to service approval has been made, a service official says.
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NewsRoyal Navy ready to launch ScanEagle operations
The UK Royal Navy is poised to conduct its first operational flights with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air system, as the service continues to evaluate its long-term requirements for such equipment.
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NewsUS senators consider UAV-related privacy concerns
Federal lawmakers and civil liberty advocates called for greater oversight of data collection by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a Senate committee hearing in Washington, DC, on 15 January.
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First French Reapers arrive in Africa
France’s first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper unmanned air vehicles have been accepted by the nation’s air force, and deployed to Africa’s Sahel region in support of its ongoing intervention in Mali.
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NewsSteadicopter to expand rotary UAS portfolio
Israeli company Steadicopter is developing a kit that will enable it to convert a single-pilot light helicopter to be flown autonomously.
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India to get enhanced Heron UAVs
An additional 15 Heron unmanned air vehicles that Israel Aerospace Industries will supply to India are to be an upgraded version with improved payloads.
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NewsBlueBird unveils 10h-endurance WanderB
BlueBird Aero Systems has unveiled its WanderB – a fuel cell-powered, mini unmanned air vehicle capable of flying for more than 10h.
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NewsNew document offers glimpse of DOD’s unmanned future
A US Department of Defense planning document released last week contains a vignette showing how unmanned systems could be deployed in a future conflict with a fictitious enemy state resembling in some ways Iran.
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FAA names six test centres for UAS airspace integration
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected six test centres around the country that will serve as a research and testing backbone for determining how to integrate unmanned aircraft into controlled airspace.
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SOCOM seeks runway-independent UAV
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is canvassing the aerospace industry for information on expeditionary Group 3 unmanned aerial vehicles that are “runway independent,” according to SOCOM spokesman U.S. Navy Captain Kevin Aandahl.
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NewsHammond praises UK's remotely-piloted aircraft use
The UK's operational use of unmanned air vehicles has reached almost a combined 170,000 flying hours in Afghanistan and previously also in Iraq, its Ministry of Defence has revealed.
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When seeking innovation, don't discount organisation
Tom Enders closed 2013 with some inspiring words on innovation. Giving the annual Wilbur and Orville Wright lecture at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London, the EADS chief executive urged a packed house to support the aggressive pursuit of new technical horizons – because the alternative is stagnation in aviation ...
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Russia updates UAV inventory
Russia's defence ministry has signed a deal worth over Rb100 million ($3 million) with Kazan-based Eniks for delivery of 34 short-range surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
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NewsPICTURE: US Air Force gets final QF-4 aerial target
BAE Systems has delivered its last of more than 300 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms to have been modified for use as aerial targets by the US Air Force.
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UAV air taxi concept reveals clear thinking about VTOL efficiency
An Austrian unmanned air systems entrepreneur with a novel take on the problem of combining vertical lift with fast horizontal flight has unveiled a fully automated air taxi concept that promises fly-anywhere capability and 6-10h endurance from a heavy fuel engine.