Tadiran will provide ground- control systems and digital datalinks for Israeli-developed Ranger unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ordered by the Swiss army. The Israeli company, has signed a $35 million contract, with prime contractor Oerlikon Contraves of Switzerland, calling for the systems to be delivered through to 2000.
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.
