Military UAVs – Page 116
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NewsSchiebel flies Camcopter with heavy fuel engine
Schiebel has made its first S-100 Camcopter flights with a heavy fuel engine at the company's test centre in Weiner Neustadt, Austria ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: How Elbit is closing Israel's pilot training gap
Elbit's new 'simulators farm' is a means for the Israeli contractor to not only support its national customer but build the international customer base for its training services.
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NewsUSAF awards Northrop contract to finish Global Hawk radar
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $24.5 million contact to finish development of the MP-RTIP radar for its Block 40 Global Hawk ...
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NewsFAA readying drone test programme
The FAA is soliciting public comment on the selection of test sites in the agency's ongoing effort to integrate unmanned air vehicles (UAV) into national...
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NewsLoose wire caused Afghanistan Global Hawk crash
In-flight electrical failure caused a Northrop Grumman EQ-4 to crash inAfghanistan on 20 August, says a newly-released accident investigation report. The...
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NewsAerosonde wins special operations contract
US Special Forces Command (SOCOM) selected the AAI Aerosonde to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services. The mid-endurance unmanned...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Bell Helicopter primes XworX, Amarillo for Relentless work
Bell Helicopter has started technology risk reduction work for the 525R "Relentless" super-medium twin helicopter.
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NewsFrench army signs Sperwer UAS support deal
Sagem will provide continued support for the French army's Sperwer unmanned air systems under a new deal with the nation's SIMMAD military maintenance, repair and overhaul body.
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NewsThree unmanned aircraft to contest $874 million US Navy programme
AAI, Boeing and a Computer Sciences Corp/Saab team will compete for the US Navy's ISR Services deal ...
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NewsCassidian to return Barracuda to testing
EADS Cassidian has confirmed plans to launch a new flight-test campaign with its Barracuda unmanned combat air vehicle technology demonstrator ...
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Dutch defence ministry issues MALE UAS request
The Netherlands has launched the process to acquire a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system capability ...
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India eyes C-130J for cyclone hunter role
India could obtain a Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft to help it better forecast and monitor tropical cyclones.
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NewsGeneral Atomics tests sense-and-avoid radar
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully flight tested a sense-and-avoid radar aboard a Twin Otter test bed. The Due Regard active...
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NewsTRACER radar deployed to SOUTHCOM
The Lockheed Martin tactical reconnaissance and counter-concealment-enabled radar (TRACER) will be deployed on its first operational deployment, said the...
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NewsParis open to offers to expand Anglo-French UAV project
Paris is open to offers from Germany and Italy to join an Anglo-French project to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system, according to the head of France's DGA defence procurement agency.
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NewsFrance's DGA outlines army interest in Watchkeeper
The French army has a real interest in acquiring the Watchkeeper UAS, according to the nation's DGA procurement agency ...
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IAI establishes unmanned air system training academy
Israel Aerospace Industries is establishing an academy to train and certify operators and technicians for unmanned air systems ...
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NewsChina’s SVU200 UAV conducts maiden flight
China's Sunward Tech Star-lite SVU200 vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle has conducted its maiden flight. The aircraft conducted...
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NewsBritish Army set for operational trials with Watchkeeper UAS
Thales has provided France's DGA procurement agency and army with technical information about the Watchkeeper unmanned air system ...
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UK and France deepen co-operation on UAV development
The UK and French armed forces will collaborate more closely in future - particularly in the deployment and development of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) -...