AeroVironment Awarded $2.4 Million Raven UAS Foreign Military Sales Contract
AeroVironment has announced it won a $2.4 million Foreign Military Sales contract to supply Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to an allied nation
AeroVironment Awarded $10.7M Puma 3 AE Contract for United States Navy, Marine
AeroVironment has won $10.7 million to provide Puma 3 AE systems and spares for the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Program
Locally-made UAS for Reconnaissance & Adjusting Artillery Fire Delivered to Ukrainian Army
The Ukrainian Army has received the locally-made A1-SM Furia flying wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) capable of aerial reconnaissance and adjusting artillery fire. “According to the order No
Elbit to Upgrade Lat-Am Nations’ Hermes Drone with SatCom, Auto Takeoff, Landing
Elbit Systems will upgrade Hermes 900 drones of two Latin American countries by integrating satellite communication systems and automatic takeoff and landing systems. On April 12, the company said in a statement that the two contracts, worth $20 million combined, will be performed within a 12-month period
Turkish-Ukrainian Akinci Combat Drone’s Second Prototype to be Tested Soon
The second prototype of Akinci combat drone being jointly developed by Turkey and Ukraine is scheduled to undergo tests soon. “The Akinci drones second prototype is counting days to perform flights,” Selçuk Bayraktar, chief technology officer at Turkey's Baykar company said in a
GA-ASI Conducts MQ-9 ‘Ferry Flight’ Delivery to Air Base in New Mexico
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it flew a MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to an air base in New Mexico for delivery, as opposed to shipping drone parts for later assembly
Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone: Weights Put on Wheels, Aircraft Powered On
Boeings stealthy Loyal Wingman combat drone achieved two development milestones by taking its weight on its wheels for the first time and having aircraft power switched on. “Boeing Australia recently achieved two milestones on the Royal Australian Air Forces Loyal Wingman – Advanced Development Program: weight on wheels and aircraft power on,” the company announced Wednesday
Boeing Unmanned Helicopter Performs Flight Demo for US Army
Boeing demonstrated its S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the US Army, with the aircraft resupplying the soldiers with small cargo packages. “A first for the vertical lift UAV – the S-100 CAMCOPTER recently delivered supplies to US Army troops, the first time an autonomous air vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing resupplied Army troops,” the company
UK to Get MQ-9 Launch and Recovery Element
General Atomics Aeronautics Systems (GA-ASI) has won a contract to provide MQ-9 contractor logistics support launch and recovery element (LRE) to the United Kingdom. "GA-ASI has been awarded a not-to-exceed $8
NASA, GA-ASI Demo SkyGuardian Military Drone For Commercial Use
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) partnered with NASA to demonstrate commercial uses of large Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) such as the SkyGuardian military drone, in National Airspace System (NAS)
General Atomics Completes MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV’s First Flight for UK
General Atomics has completed the first flight of the production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) meant for the UKs Royal Air Force (RAF) on March 30 “With first flight of the production-representative aircraft, we remain on schedule for delivering MQ-9B Protector to the RAF,” said Linden Blue, CEO, GA-ASI. Protector RG Mk1 is being procured for the UK RAFs configuration of SkyGuardian
Boeing Insitu to Provide ScanEagle UAV Training to Afghan Forces
Boeing subsidiary, Insitu is awarded $7 million contract to support ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The contract procures field service representatives and instructors to provide technical services, training, and program management needed to sustain and support ScanEagle operations, a US DoD release said Tuesday
Russian Su-75 Checkmate Fighter Currently Exists as a Mock-up: Rostec
Italian MoD to Procure Drones from Baykar- Leonardo JV
Chinese Army’s New Type 100 Tanks Enable Beyond-Visual-Range Combat
Denmark Allocates DKK 2.1 billion for Drone Countermeasures, surveillance
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...