UAS-Drones
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UAS-DronesLondon extends H-450 UAS contract with Thales UK
London, UK - It will run through to 2011
The British Minister of Defense (MoD) extended the contract with Thales UK for the UAS (Unmanned Air System) H-450 ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance). The contract... more
UAS-DronesTurkey: Russia to purchase new UAVs in 2010
Istanbul, Turkey - The statements by Russian deputy Minister of Defense at "IDEF 2009"
Russia's Armed Forces are to be equipped with new domestically-produced drones in 2010, a deputy Russian defense minister responsible for military procurements said Tuesday. "Russian drones not inferior... more
UAS-DronesTurkey: TAI shows new variant of Tiha UAV
Istanbul, Turkey - Today during the "IDEF 2009"
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has made known other details on its Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Air Vehicle project Tiha-A and Tiha-B. The two variants will be delivered in short time to... more
UAS-DronesInsitu awarded ScanEagle UAV contract by Canadian Government
Toronto, Canada - For intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in Afghanistan
Insitu has received a 30 million dollar contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (... more
UAS-DronesGeneral Atomics shows to the World the first images of Predator C Avenger
San Diego, USA - Designed for hunter-killer missions
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released the first public images and the new name of its Predator C Avenger unmanned air vehicle. This UCAS is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW-545B; the... more
UAS-DronesGeneral Atomics Avenger UCAS in flight
San Diego, USA - A stealthy airplane
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has quietly rolled out its new Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) - formerly known as the Predator C - and completed its first three flights on April 4th,... more
UAS-DronesThe USA will supply UAVs to Lebanon
Washington, USA - 12 "Ravens" will strengthen the Middle East Country's forces
The American government will supply Lebanon with 12 Raven UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), to strenghten the Country against the terrorist groups like Hezbollah. The USD 410 million Lebanon support program... more
UAS-DronesParc Aberporth ready for Watchkeeper
Ceredigion, United Kingdom - It will be used for ISTAR missions
A milestone has been reached in the 899 million pound MoD project to develop the Watchkeeper UAV, with the delivery of the necessary infrastructure to support the trials programme at Parc Aberporth, Ceredigion. The... more
UAS-DronesGermania: le forze armate ordinano altri 19 sistemi Fancopter
Berlino, Germania - Due sistemi di pre-produzione sono stati consegnati rispettivamente nel 2006 e alla fine del 2007
Si chiama Fancopter, un sistema micro-Uav (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) senza pilota ed a controllo remoto con capacità di atterraggio e decollo verticale, progettato per essere utilizzato in missioni di... more
UAS-DronesBoeing-Insitu ScanEagle Logs 150,000 Service Hours in Iraq and Afghanistan
St. Louis, USA - Capable of flying above 16,000 feet and loitering over the battlefield for more than 24 hours
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of The Boeing Company and its subsidiary Insitu Inc., last week flew its 150,000th hour in service with the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces,... more
UAS-DronesUS Armed Forces demand drones and UAV helicopters
Washington, USA - US Navy opts for hydrogen fuel cell and Marines seek aircraft to deploy in Afghanistan theater
The U.S. Navy is planning a spring flight test for an unmanned aerial vehicle powered entirely by a hydrogen fuel cell, which is twice as efficient as an internal combustion engine. "This will really... more
UAS-DronesBoeing demonstrates Command and Control of ScanEagle UAS
Seattle, USA - From Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft
"Boeing on March 16 successfully demonstrated simultaneous command and control of three ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning... more
UAS-DronesAlenia Aeronautica: experimental flights of SKY-Y UAV in Manfredonia gulf
Manfredonia, Italy - Tests completed yesterday
Alenia Aeronautica SKY-Y UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), from March 16th to 20th, carried out a series of experimental flights in Manfredonia gulf, Puglia, Italy. Flights on the gulf of this strategical... more
UAS-DronesUSAF MQ-1 Predators achieve 500,000 flight hours
San Diego, USA - The milestone was achieved on February 16
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA?ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical reconnaissance radars, announced that MQ-1 Predator aircraft delivered to the U.S.... more
UAS-DronesAAI flies new Orbiter miniature UAS
Yuma, USA - Confirmed the excellent Expeditionary capabilities
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced that it has completed a successful flight demonstration of the Orbiter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Yuma Proving... more
UAS-DronesUAS completes sea trials with Singapore Navy
Singapore, Singapore Republic - The drone tested day and night
ScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by The Boeing Company and subsidiary Insitu, today successfully completed a ship-based trial with the Republic of... more
UAS-DronesIran develops spy drone capable of reaching Israel
Tehran, Iran - It has a range of 1,000 km
Iranian scientists have developed an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of reaching Israel, an Iranian news agency said on Wednesday, citing a senior military official. Deputy Defense Minister, Ahmad... more
UAS-DronesUAV contributes to counterpiracy operations
Washington, USA - Brought by "USS Mahan"
The guided-missile destroyer "USS Mahan" brings an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capability to Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, which enhances the counterpiracy task force's effectiveness. This UAV supports... more
UAS-DronesA Predator crashes in Afghanistan
Bagram, Afghanistan - The investigation about it continues
An UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) MQ-1 Predator of the US Air Force (USAF) in service at the US Air Base in Bagram, crashed yesterday for unknown causes. The crash has occurred in the South of Country,... more
UAS-DronesElbit Systems awarded Israeli Ministry of Defense contract to supply Skylark I LE Mini-UAV
Tel Aviv, Israel - A deal worth 40 million dollars
Elbit Systems has announced that further to its announcement dated December 16, 2008, that it was awarded an approximately 40 million dollars contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply the Skylark... more
UAS-DronesCanada sends UAV Heron in Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan - A further help to the ISAF forces with American leadership
An indefinite number of UAV airplanes (Unmanned aerial vehicle), Heron model, has arrived yesterday in Afghanistan. Christopher Coates, Capt. of the Canadian Air Wing situated in Kandahar, announced it.... more
UAS-DronesBoeing A-160T Hummingbird Unmanned Rotorcraft shifts gears in flight
Seattle, USA - Passes 100 flight-hours
Boeing announced that its A-160 Turbine (A-160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, and passing the 100-flight-hour... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman: RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV receives prestigiuos Award
San Diego, USA - "Test Team of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2008"
Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) team was recently named Test Team of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2008 by the U.S. Navy's Air Test and Evaluation... more
UAS-DronesCAMCOPTER® S-100 VTOL UAS completes trials with Austrian Army
Vienna, Austria - Four days in a military training area
At the request of the Austrian Ministry of Defense and in cooperation with the Land Forces School, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System (UAS) was tested for four days in early December... more
UAS-DronesNorthrop Grumman reveals first Navy Unmanned Combat Aircraft
New York, USA - The first flight is scheduled in fall 2009
Northrop Grumman today unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft at a ceremony here attended by Navy officials, state and local government representatives, suppliers and Northrop... more
UAS-DronesRussia acquisterà aerei senza pilota da Israele nei prossimi tre anni
Mosca, Russia - Anche la Georgia tra i clienti
Lo Stato maggiore della difesa russo ha deciso di acquistare aerei senza pilota Uav (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) da Israele nei prossimi tre anni, lo riferisce Mikhail Musatov, legislatore della Camera bassa... more
UAS-DronesThe border airplane
Rome, Italy - To fight against illegal immigration
Fighting against illegal immigration: this is the objective of the UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicle) that is flying over the border area between Italy and Switzerland, according to "Radio News". The drone,... more
UAS-DronesCamcopter® S-100 UAS demonstrates maritime capabilities on French Frigate
Vienna, Austria - One of the first helicopter of this kind to have received the EASA certification
After the successful trials on the German K130 class corvettes during the summer, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continued its maritime progress, by again demonstrating its suitability... more
UAS-DronesPacific Area: under examination a consortium for the use of RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV
Washington, USA - General Carrol "Howle" Chandler reported
Bases in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam constitute the "Strategic Triangle" of Pacific, Pacific Air Forces commander General Carrol "Howle" Chandler reported. "Each of those bases is important because they... more
UAS-DronesThe operation employement of Predator in the Italian Air Force (2): its components
Rome, Italy - Used also for activities not typically military
In the last few decades, Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) have played a more and more important role and their use has increased substantially in the conflict areas where military contingents are deployed.... more