All Military UAVs articles – Page 170
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NewsNorthrop 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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NewsSaying 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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NewsCessna 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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NewsUS 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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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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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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Lange Aviation plans fuel cell UAV demonstrator
Electric-powered flight pioneer Lange Aviation is developing a fuel cell-powered unmanned...
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NewsThales 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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NewsBoeing 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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NewsPICTURES: New Aerostar UAV makes first flight
Aeronautics Defense Systems' Aerostar-C unmanned air vehicle has performed its first series of test flights in Israel.
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NewsBAE Systems to continue work on Mantis UAV
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to continue work on the UK's Mantis unmanned air vehicle demonstrator ...
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RAF outlines Afghan experience with Reaper UAV
The UK Royal Air Force has doubled the level of operational activity with its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft in Afghanistan within...
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Business briefings
AerCap has suspended buying new aircraft in part because it thinks it can get a better deal from rivals in...
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NewsBoeing plots course for Phantom Ray
The Boeing Phantom Ray will start taxi tests in July and fly in late December, but the future of the unmanned strike aircraft remains unclear ...
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USAF, RAF share experiences of fast-track UAV training
The USAF and UK RAF have detailed their experiences in delivering fast-track training services for unmanned aircraft system pilots ...
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NewsUAV pioneer unveils new design for long-endurance VTOL aircraft
Tad McGeer, an unmanned aircraft pioneer who designed the Aerosonde and ScanEagle, has now unveiled a vertical take-off and landing, long-endurance aircraft in the same size class called Flexrotor.
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Poland picks Aeronautics' Aerostar for urgent UAV deal
Poland has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems to meet an urgent requirement to provide unmanned air vehicles for use in Afghanistan ...