Has China Found A buyer For Its CH-5 Combat Drone?
Chinas CH-5 combat/reconnaissance drone, touted by Chinese experts as a competitor to the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, may have found its first international customer following Beijing giving the green signal for the drones export. "Several foreign nations have expressed intentions to purchase the CH-5, and we are in talks with them,"...
China To Exhibit Cloud Shadow Military Drone At Air Show 2016
China will be debuting its Cloud Shadow military drone with various other domestic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at the Air Show china in Zhuhai starting today. Marketed as a high-altitude and long-endurance (HALE) UAV, the Cloud Shadow can be used for strike as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
AAI To Provide Logistics Services For Australian Shadow RQ-7B UAS
AAI Corp. has won a foreign military sales contract estimated $206 million to provide logistics sustainment services for Shadow RQ-7B unmanned aerial systems to the government of Australia
Turkey Develops High-Tech 'Drone Killer' Defense system
Turkey's ASELSAN domestic defense firm has developed an integrated air defense system to detect, track and disrupt small and micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) against any threat on public and commercial settlements. The Air Defense System (İHTAR) uses radio beams to freeze drones in midair by interfering with their control channels,...
Marines Working on Mega-Drone That Carries Same Weapons As F-35
US Marines is expecting to achieve initial operation capability by 2024 of its 'mega drone' that can carry same amount of weapons as an F-35. US Marines are looking to obtain a ‘mega-drone that will be able to launch from land or sea, and carry the same amount of weapons as...
DARPA Develops Digital Copilot For Military Aircraft
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a “digital pilot” technology that can fly military aircraft on its own. DARPAs digital pilot technology ALIAS (ALIAS Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System) easily drops into an aircraft and becomes an invisible, automated co-pilot for a human pilot
Tunisia Denies Report Of US Drone Bases On Its Soil
The Tunisian Ministry of Defense has denied Washington Posts report which stated that US has been flying surveillance drones out of unspecified bases within Tunisia. “The Ministry of National Defense denies the reports circulating in foreign media outlets concerning the existence of US bases in Tunisia or the use of the Tunisian soil to target military spots in Libya
China Targets Middle-East, African Nations For Drone Sales
China is targeting Middle-East and African countries to win export contracts for its unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Nanyang Technology is acquiring the Caihong (Rainbow) series of UAVs from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Israel Refuses To Sign US Regulation Of Drone Exports Document
Israel has refused to sign an US document on regulation of drone exports saying the American document could damage Israeli exports. The one-page document covers international legal standards, oversight of exports and transparency in the use and export of armed drones, Haaretz reported Sunday
DCNS, Airbus Helicopters To Co-Design French Navy’s Tactical VTOL Drone System
DCNS and Airbus Helicopters are joining forces to design French Navys tactical Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) drone system. The teaming of DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will be equipped to address all technical challenges arising from the naval integration of the drones through the creation of robust system architecture that can evolve and adapt to meet every need, according to joint statement issued today
Royal Navy Demonstrates REMUS 600 UUV At 'Unmanned Warrior 16'
Uk Royal Navy has transported a REMUS 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to take part in Unmanned Warrior (UW), a research and training exercise. The REMUS 600 AUV / marine robot was designed to support the Navy's increasing need for operations that require extended endurance, increased payload capacity, and greater operating depth
Insitu To Demonstrate Maritime Surface Search Tech At Unmanned Warrior
Insitu will demonstrate its new wide-area maritime surface search technology at the Royal Navys Unmanned Warrior demonstration this month. The Insitu team will perform a series of flights using its ScanEagle platform equipped with the ViDAR payload
France Conducts Rafale F4.3 Trials to Shape Final Standard Definition
Lithuania to Deploy Ukrainian Acoustic Drone Detection System from 2026
AeroVironment Reveals ‘Skyfall’ Mars Helicopter Concept for 2028 Crewed Missions
Kongsberg Joins Poland’s Advanced Protection Systems for New Counter-Drone Partnership
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...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...