The Pentagon has confirmed that it will retire the MQ-1 fleet early next year. Its role will be taken over by the MQ-9.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lt Col Leslie Pratt [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Category: UAV
Unmanned ‘wingman’ makes own decision during simulated BVR fight
The U.S. Navy has ran a series of simulations whereby unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) acting as ‘wingman’ in unmanned/manned teams had to make their own decisions during beyond-visual-range (BVR) air combat missions.
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Photo: U.S. Navy
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This is how Tern’s SideArm UAV capture system works
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been funding Aurora’s SideArm UAV launch and recovery system for the Tactically Enhanced Reconnaissance Node (Tern) program. A video showing how the actual system works has been posted online.
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Spike destroys UAV
The U.S. Navy has successfully tested its Spike – not to be confused with the Rafael version – missile on an unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Boeing’s SHARC going airborne
Seapower reports that Boeing intends to fit a parachute kit to its SHARC (Sensor-Hosting Remote Autonomous Craft) unmanned surface vehicle.