The US Department of Defense has been allocated almost $2.7 billion over the last five fiscal years to develop and procure unmanned air vehicle systems, says a new report issued by the US General Accounting Office (GAO). Highlighting what it describes as the lack of a comprehensive strategic plan, the GAO warns that the "DoD risks fielding a poorly integrated UAV force structure, which could increase costs and the risk of future interoperability problems".
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.
