Northrop Grumman is to propose a scaled-down version of its Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar (TESAR) for the US Army's Alliant Techsystems Outrider unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The TESAR is in production for the US Air Force's General Atomics Predator UAV, the company having received a $21 million contract for 18 more systems, taking the total ordered to 36.
Source: Flight International
The UK has confirmed the early retirement of 17 Puma HC2 helicopters, 14 of its older Boeing CH-47 Chinooks and the Watchkeeper uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) in a bid to slash costs. Disclosing the move in a statement to the House of Commons on 20 November, defence secretary John Healey ...
A Baykar TB3 unmanned air vehicle has successfully taken off from and landed on Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
The Jetank heavy uncrewed aerial vehicle, produced by Chinese state aerospace corporation AVIC, can carry a full load of conventional armaments or be used to deploy so-called swarms of smaller drones.
