All Military UAVs articles – Page 62
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Warsaw nears decision in UAV contest
Poland's defence ministry is moving forward with its effort to select mini and tactical unmanned air systems, having launched the process early last year. Final requirements are expected to be released this month, with local news agency PAP reporting a deal should be signed early this year.
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NewsUS Air Force highlights UAV staffing strain
The number of daily US Air Force unmanned air vehicle combat air patrols (CAPs) reached its peak in 2015, but such demand, and the resulting manning shortages, have put extra strain on surveillance operations.
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KAL-ASD wins $333.5m UAV contract
The Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has won a $333.5 million contract to produce its KUS-7 UAV for the South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
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NewsDemand for low airfares increasing appeal of unmanned flight
The rising cost of providing navigation equipment for airline pilots, and the parallel demand for cheaper airfares, will inevitably lead to piloted flight being obsolete in 40 years’ time, a defence consultant has argued.
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NewsGermany picks Heron TP for interim UAV capability
Germany's defence ministry has selected Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron TP unmanned air vehicle as the preferred system to meet its future requirements.
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Warsaw seeks bids for micro-UAV requirement
The Polish defence ministry's armament inspectorate wants to buy six micro-unmanned air vehicle systems, to support the nation's ground troops.
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NewsRAF deploys Brimstone for counter-IS attacks
The UK Royal Air Force has used MBDA dual-mode Brimstone laser-guided air-to-surface missiles against Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time, as the campaign in the region moves towards countering moving targets.
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NewsFlying Production unveils improved Da Vinci
Israel's Flying Production has unveiled an upgraded version of its Da Vinci vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle. Dubbed the "Gen B", the development features a Controp electro-optical/infrared sensor and a micro data link.
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NewsRomanian army receives four Phoenix 30 UAVs
Romania's army has a new quadrotor capability following the arrival of four UAV Solutions Phoenix 30 unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsBrazilian Harpia UAV consortium halts development
Brazil's troubled economy and shrinking budgets have led consortium Harpia Sistemas to cease developing an indigenous variant of the Elbit Systems Hermes 450 tactical unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsPICTURES: Unmanned AirMule makes free-flight debut
On 30 December 2015, Urban Aeronautics’ AirMule completed its first autonomous, untethered flight at Megiddo airfield in northern Israel.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman wins DARPA TERN programme
Northrop Grumman will demonstrate that an MQ-9 Reaper-sized unmanned air vehicle (UAV) can operate at sea from ships smaller than an aircraft carrier under a $93 million contract awarded on 24 December.
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New JV formed to market Saab's Skeldar UAV
Saab has formed a joint venture with UMS Aero Group that will take responsibility of marketing the former's Skeldar V-200 unmanned helicopter.
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Lufthansa trials UAV at Frankfurt
Lufthansa has flight-tested an unmanned air vehicle at Frankfurt airport as the airline plans to employ the technology for aerial surveillance purposes for third-party customers.
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NewsFrance orders third Reaper system
France has ordered the third General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air system to bolster its growing fleet of the type, which is operating in the Sahel-Saharan strip in Africa.
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NewsUK predicts more stealthy and stand-off ops by 2035
Future British military operations will require more stand-off or remotely-operated weapons to counter a spread of advanced technologies among its enemies that will make today's conflicts appear "relatively simple" by comparison, according to a Ministry of Defence research paper.
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NewsGlobal Hawk readies for new payload tests
Northrop Grumman has scheduled flight tests of three new payloads for the RQ-4B Global Hawk fleet next year.
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Flying wing tailsitter emerges as last proposal for DARPA Tern contract
Northrop Grumman revealed a flying-wing tailsitter design as the company’s offering for an experimental unmanned air system that can bring Predator-sized payload and endurance to naval ships smaller than aircraft carriers.
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NewsRaytheon hopeful of full UK adoption of Paveway IV upgrades
Raytheon is confident the enhanced moving target-tracking seeker it is developing for its Paveway IV laser-guided bomb will be adopted by the UK Royal Air Force, but anticipates this will not happen until a new penetrating warhead has been integrated onto the service’s weapons.
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NewsRoke Manor develops communications payload for Zephyr
Roke Manor has been contracted under the UK’s Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) to develop a communications payload for high-altitude unmanned air vehicles. The system is being developed with the Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr pseudo satellite in mind.