Military UAVs – Page 157
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India cancels maritime patrol request for proposals
India has cancelled a request for proposals for six medium-range maritime patrol aircraft that it planned to operate in tandem with eight Boeing P-8Is it...
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Black into light
The public acknowledgement that USAF's RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aircraft system exists proves that the likes of Skunk Works are still a vital and vibrant part of the aircraft industry
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NewsGuardian leads Predator B modernisation push
New and upcoming technology injections for the US government's Predator B family of unmanned aircraft systems will see first operations on a prototype maritime...
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Poland to acquire new UAVs for Afghanistan mission
Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich has unveiled the schedule for a tender to acquire a new medium-range unmanned air vehicle system to be used by Polish...
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Australia poised to receive first Heron UAVs
Australia will on 10 December receive its first Heron unmanned surveillance system for use in Afghanistan ...
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Barracuda UAV could link with Typhoon for attack demo
EADS's Barracuda unmanned air vehicle could be teamed with a Eurofighter Typhoon for a ground-attack demonstration ...
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Technion flies 1kg rotorcraft UAV with pocket PC
A 1kg (2.2lb) remotely controlled helicopter has been flight-tested by researchers at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology's faculty of computer science...
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NewsUSAF reveals RQ-170 Sentinel is new stealth UAV
A stealthy unmanned aircraft system developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has secretly joined the US Air Force inventory. The USAF confirms...
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NewsBoeing flies AH-64 with Block III power upgrades
Boeing has completed the first flight test of three critical technologies for the US Army's AH-64 Apache Apache Block III upgrade programme ...
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NewsPICTURE: United Technologies claims fuel cell helicopter first
A hydrogen fuel cell-powered 10kg (22lb) helicopter model with a 2m (6.55ft) rotorspan has been flown for 20min by United Technologies' research centre at...
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French army to trial Schiebel S-100 UAV
The French army is to conduct a two-week assessment of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 rotorcraft UAV ...
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US Marine Corps reveals details of cargo-moving unmanned air system
The US Marine Corps has revealed new details of a nascent strategy to deploy next year an unmanned air system dedicated to moving cargo to forward operating...
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Mil returns to Mi-26 as basic platform for heavylift helicopter
Russian helicopter-maker Mil has selected the Mi-26 design as the foundation for building a next-generation heavylift machine.
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India seeks new naval fighters
India has issued a request for information for new naval fighters, which will be capable of operating on two indigenous aircraft carriers projected to be...
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Working Week: Keeping up the UAV standards
After dreams of flying Phantoms were unsuccessful, Nigel Breyley joined the Royal Navy. He later landed the role of flight standards manager with UK technology company Qinetiq, where he is an authority on unmanned air vehicles
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NewsQinetiq's Zephyr 7 UAV to fly in mid-2010
Qinetiq's high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr 7 unmanned air vehicle is to fly in mid-2010 for two weeks continuously.
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US Navy starts up sense and avoid project for UAVs
US Navy researchers have announced a new contract aimed at developing a "sense and avoid" system that would allow unmanned air vehicles to fly in airspace...
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India's Rustom UAV crashes during first flight
India's Rustom technology demonstrator has crashed during the first flight of the indigenous UAV ...
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Boeing laser downs unmanned air vehicles
Boeing has confirmed that it downed six unmanned manned air vehicles at various ranges with two developmental portable laser beam systems during tests at the...
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NewsAAI grabs technology stake in fledgling Carter
A burgeoning market for unmanned cargo delivery systems and long endurance ISR platforms for the US military have spurred AAI to take a major technology stake in compound helicopter start-up, Carter Aviation Technologies.