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AAI's Shadow Tactical UAS Flies 100,000th Mission Hunt Valley MD (SPX) Nov 04, 2009 
AAI Corporation has announced that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) have completed 100,000 missions. With 113 systems ordered and 87 delivered, Shadow systems are deployed with the U.S. Army, Army National Guard, Army Special Forces and Marine Corps. These systems have amassed more than 445,000 flight hours, the majority of which have been in support of combat operation ... read moreRaven UAS Receives Netherlands Military Certificate 
Monrovia CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2009AeroVironment have announced that the Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands (MLA-NLD) has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) for the Raven B NLD MUAS, the first such certificate issued in the Netherlands in the Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle category. This certificate permits Dutch military personnel to operate Raven systems in designated Dutch airspace. ... more
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NAVAIR And Augusta Demo Operations Of Multiple Swarms Of UAVs And Sensors
Morgantown WV (SPX) Oct 30, 2009The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently demonstrated autonomous operations by multiple "swarms" of unmanned air and ground vehicles, unattended ground sensors, video cameras and other devices linked together in an intelligent network powered by EdgeFrontier platform technologies from Augusta Systems, Inc. The demonstrations were held at a National Aeronautics and Space ... more US drone strikes may break international law: UN official 
United Nations (AFP) Oct 27, 2009US drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan could be breaking international laws against summary executions, the UN's top investigator of such crimes said Tuesday. "The problem with the United States is that it is making an increased use of drones/Predators (which are) particularly prominently used now in relation to Pakistan and Afghanistan," UN Special ... more IAI Unveils Robotic Platform Designed For Ground Forces 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Oct 28, 2009Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is displaying, for the first time REX, a small robotic platform designed to accompany ground forces on operations, at the 2009 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, opening in Seoul, Korea. REX, which can carry up to 200 kilograms, is designed to assist groups of 3-10 ground soldiers on operational and logistical missions for up to 72 hours ... more US drone strike kills 14 in Pakistan: officials 
Khar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 24, 2009A missile strike by a US drone killed at least 14 people in a Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said. The strike took place on a village 15 kilometres (nine miles) north of Khar, the main town of the restive Bajaur tribal district. "Fourteen people are now known to have been killed in the drone attack and the toll is likely to rise," a tribal ... more |
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LockMart Flies First 360-degree Infrared Sensor On Small UAS
Eagan MN (SPX) Oct 13, 2009Lockheed Martin recently completed a successful test of a new infrared sensor turret aboard its Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), marking the first time a small UAS has flown with a 360-degree infrared sensor. Battle-proven, the hand-launched Desert Hawk III has provided the British Army with critical Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in both ... more First Euro Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Unveiled 
Palmdale CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2009Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence and Security (DS) introduced the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an unveiling ceremony today at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., facility. The Euro Hawk marks the first international configuration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) UAS, and solidifies Northrop Grumman's first transatlantic cooperation with Germany ... more Hunter UAS Fielded With Automatic Takeoff And Landing System 
Herndon VA (SPX) Oct 02, 2009Northrop Grumman has equipped and fielded its Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with an Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS) to the Army's UAS Training Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where it successfully completed its first launch and recovery. Hunter, which has been in use with the Army since 1996, was originally designed using an External Pilot (EP) for take-offs and ... more Pakistan minister warns against US missile strikes 
Quetta, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 1, 2009A Pakistani minister has warned the United States against launching missile strikes against the Taliban in his southwestern province, as a furore brewed over militant hideouts here. "America will never make the mistake of drone strikes in Baluchistan," said Aslam Raisani, chief minister of a province troubled by attacks by both separatist rebels and Taliban insurgents. "Any type of ... more |
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