General Atomics Wins USAF Contract To Build 30 MQ-9 Reaper Drones
General Atomics has won a $370 million US Air Force contract to produce 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones. The company's H30 aircraft will be delivered by May 31, 2019, the US Defense Department announced
Elbit Systems Develops Skylark C Mini UAS For Tactical Naval, Maritime Applications
Elbit Systems has developed a new mini Unmanned Aircraft System ‘Skylark for Tactical Naval and Maritime Applications. The system features a waterproof and floating air vehicle that provides even small vessels a unique organic offboard surveillance capability that can be deployed and retrieved in less than 15 minutes, the company announced...
Insitu Wins $8M ScanEagle UAV Support Contract For Iraq
Insitu Inc. has won the US Navy contract worth $8 million to procure support equipment, and support services for the ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System operations for Iraqi armed personnel
Iran Unveils Home-Grown Drone Capable Of Jamming Communication Systems
Iran has unveiled a new home-made drone which is capable of jamming the enemies' communication systems. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was displayed at an exhibition in Tehran,
Airbus To Provide Heron 1 Surveillance Drones To German UN Peacekeeping Forces
Airbus will provide Heron 1 surveillance drones to the German military for use in their deployment to Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The drones will be leased from Israel Aerospace Industries and operated by Airbus, UPI reported Thursday
CyPhy To Provide Persistent Aerial 'Eye-in-the-sky' Drone To US Army
CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System from the U.S
Honeywell, IAI To Jointly Develop Sense-and-Avoid Capability For Heron Drones
Honeywell is partnering with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to jointly develop a sense-and-avoid capability for IAI's Heron family of unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Selected for funding from the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, the system will be demonstrated for the first time on the Heron medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAS platform in 2018
Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Falco EVO UAS Picked By Two Customers In Gulf, Middle East...
Leonardo-Finmeccanicas Falco EVO unmanned air system (UAS) has been selected by two customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and intelligence-gathering platform, the Falco EVO can fly for up to 20 hours, carrying a payload of up to 100 kg
3D-Printed Drone Can Be Created In A Day: Russian Company
The Russian United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) presented the first 3D-printed reconnaissance drone that can be created in a single day at Innoprom exhibition-2016. “Rostec presented the first Russian drone reconnaissance made by a 3D-printer, tiltrotor RHV-35, LADA Vesta on the gas engine, OP Sight 1x4 for civilian shooting products, satellite system ‘Aurora remote sensing ‘KAMAZ cabin, ‘Transformer and other products at the International Industrial Exhibition, Innoprom 2016,” the company said in a statement Monday
Avionics Services Launches MALE Class-4 Cacador Drone
Avionics Services has launched its Medium Altitude Low Endurance (MALE) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) class 4 Caçador. The launch held on June 30, 2016 included a retrospective of the project, the systems capacity and information about its strong potential for usage in intelligence tactical missions by the Armed Forces, civilian defense, environmental defense, and agribusiness, the company said in a statement Tuesday
UK Developing Tech To 'Grow' UAVs, Aircraft Parts In Weeks
A radical new machine called a Chemputer could enable advanced chemical processes to grow aircraft and some of their complex electronic systems in weeks rather than years it takes to complete the same task through conventional means. The technology will be on display at the Farnborough Air Show, a BAE Systems release said
Indian MOD Issues RFI For Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Drone
The Indian MoD has issued a request for information (RFI) for the procurement of a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for use by three defence services. The procurement will be under the make-in-Indian initiative from Indian companies
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BMP-3 Armored Vehicle Deliveries to Russian Troops Gathers Pace
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U.S., Iran Halt Strikes on One Another, But Tankers War Continues
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
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