Just as the Indian Army was preparing to phase out its Nishant UAV fleet, the last remaining aircraft crashed near Pokhran in Rajasthan on Nov. 19.
Kaushal mehta at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Category: UAV
Thales unveils Spy’Ranger mini UAV
Thales has unveiled its Spy’Ranger mini UAV at Milipol Paris 2015. The drone was designed with input from French aerospace SME, Aviation Design.
MQ-4C begins operational assessment
An important milestone in the MQ-4C program has started, over the next two months, the unmanned aerial vehicle will undergo operational assessment at NAS Patuxent River.
Photo: U.S. Navy
Continue reading “MQ-4C begins operational assessment”
Aurora Flight Sciences awarded contract for flight testing of AACUS
The U.S. Navy has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a $11 million contract to support flight testing of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo I Utility System (AACUS) program.
Continue reading “Aurora Flight Sciences awarded contract for flight testing of AACUS”
RAF MQ-9 provided surveillance support to French air strike in Syria
A Royal Air Force MQ-9 was overhead near Raqqa, Syria on Nov. 15 to provide surveillance support to the French air strike there.
Photo: POA(Phot) Tam McDonald/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
[thumb]https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-air-strikes-in-iraq[/thumb]