The U.S. Navy’s Group Sail Exercise, held over a six-day period in Hawaiian military operating areas, featured one of the world’s most advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems — the MQ-9B SeaGuardian supplied by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Romania to Buy Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drones for $321M
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense has granted a contract worth $321 million to Turkish drone company Baykar to purchase Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), according to the recently published official document. Continue reading
Ukraine’s One Way Aerospace to Demo Kamikaze Drones to NATO
Ukraine-based start-up One Way Aerospace, which makes low-cost, domestically produced kamikaze drones, said it will demonstrate a long-range system to the country’s Ministry of Defense and an undisclosed European NATO partner. Continue reading
Japan Records Higher UAV Presence in 2022 Air Interceptions
Japan reported an increase in air interceptions of Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in fiscal year (FY) 2022, even as it said that its overall fighter air scrambles had dwindled. Continue reading
Drones Help Ukraine do More Damage with Fewer Rounds than Russia
In Ukraine as in previous major conflicts artillery is the biggest killer on the battlefield, accounting for perhaps 80% of casualties on both sides. But while Ukraine has fewer guns firing fewer shells, they appear to be doing more damage even though, with some notable exceptions, they are using the same weapons as their Russian opponents. How is this possible? Continue reading
Drone with American Engine Crashes Near Moscow
Leaks Show RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drones may have Flown Sorties off Crimea
American RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones may have conducted at least nine sorties since September 2022 to gather intelligence on Russian forces occupying Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and other areas in the Black Sea region, according to a leaked U.S. military document. Continue reading
SURVICE-Malloy Awarded US Navy Contract to Produce Unmanned TRV Aircraft
SURVICE Engineering, partnered with Malloy Aeronautics, has been awarded a production contract with the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) to produce around 200 Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV) aircraft. Continue reading