Uncrewed Vehicles

AUSA 2014: Da-Vinci VTOL UAS targets urban warfare

9th October 2014

Flying Production will launch a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) small UAS (SUAS) called Da-Vinci at AUSA 2014. The system, which has already been …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment awarded TERN Phase II contract

9th October 2014

AeroVironment has been awarded a $19 million phase II contract by DARPA for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) programme, the company announced on 8 …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion controls UAS

6th October 2014

Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion has demonstrated its capacity to act as a ground control station for unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications, with a series …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment receives US Army UAS spare parts orders

2nd October 2014

AeroVironment will provide the US Army with RQ-11B Raven and RQ-20A Puma AE UAS spare parts under orders worth a combined $27 million, announced on …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman selected for TERN Phase II

1st October 2014

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a Phase II contract for the DARPA-Office of Naval Research (ONR) Tactical Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) programme. The company will …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Watchkeeper flying in Afghanistan for British Army

30th September 2014

Watchkeeper has been operationally deployed in Afghanistan by the British Army, providing information, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in support of British Forces. The UK Ministry …

Uncrewed Vehicles

USMC orders RQ-12 Wasp AE SUAS

25th September 2014

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has ordered additional AeroVironment RQ-12 Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as part of a $22 million contract announced …

Uncrewed Vehicles

MQ-4C Triton UAS set for next phase of testing

19th September 2014

The US Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland following an 11 hour flight …

Uncrewed Vehicles

UAV Solutions, OMNITRU sign distribution agreement

18th September 2014

UAV Solutions has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with OMNITRU Technologies for the sale of its products and services in Colombia, Mexico, Qatar and Saudi …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Orbital delivers ScanEagle UAS engine

17th September 2014

Orbital has delivered the first purpose-built ScanEagle UAS engine to Insitu for in-house testing and development, the company announced on 16 September. The engine is …

Uncrewed Vehicles

US Air Force orders three new RQ-4 Global Hawk

16th September 2014

Northrop Grumman is to build three new RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS for the US Air Force under a $354 million contract announced on 15 September. …

Land Warfare

MHR radar system deployed on Israel-Gaza border

10th September 2014

The RADA Electronic Industries Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) system has contributed to border protection during Operation Protective Edge on the Israel-Gaza border, the company announced …

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

DEF129 Nano UAS [Australia]

Programme Background DEF129 The Australian Ground Service has combined various army procurement efforts under the DEF129 programme to increase the abundance and proliferation of UAVs ...

Military UAS - mini

Aeromobila A Pilotaggio Remoto (Mini) [Italy]

Programme Background Requirement Released on 5 August 2021, the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023 announced a programme aimed at acquiring a mini-UAS capable ...

Military UAS - micro

Aeromobila A Pilotaggio Remoto (Micro) [Italy]

Programme Background Requirement Released on 5 August 2021, the Italian MoD's Multi-Year Defence Programme Document for 2021-2023 announced a programme aimed at acquiring a micro-UAS capable ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

RQ-20 Puma (Belgium)

Programme Background Requirement The Belgian MoD outlined plans to procure more mini and tactical UAS in its Strategic Vision for Defence published in 2016. According ...

Military UAS - small

Bug Nano UAS (UK)

Programme Background The British Army previously took delivery of 160 first-generation Black Hornet PD-100 nano UAS in 2013 to support operations in Afghanistan. After these ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...

Military UAS - small

Puma 2 AE (Germany)

Programme Background The Germany navy had an urgent requirement for three UAS required for reconnaissance and identification in maritime operations. A platform was required that ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Mini UAS [Spain]

Programme Background Fuerza 35 Project This project is a Spanish Army initiative to create and maintain an effective force by forming flexible and cohesive operational ...

Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

General-Purpose UAS [Australia]

Programme Background Banned As reported by Shephard in August 2023, in the past, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) used commercial UAS from companies such as DJI for ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Indigenous UAS (South Korea)

Programme Background South Korea's Total UAS Budget The government of South Korea wants to grow its domestic UAS industry. To do this, it was reported in ...

UAS: communication systems

UAS: communication systems | Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

Under its Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) programme, the US Army plans to procure a Family of Small UAS (FoSUAS) to provide an organic ISR capability ...

UAS: flight control systems

UAS: flight control systems | Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) / Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) [USA]

Under its Rucksack Portable UAS (RPUAS) programme, the US Army plans to procure a Family of Small UAS (FoSUAS) to provide an organic ISR capability ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

MALE UAV (Finland)

Programme Background Defence Report 2017 The Government's Defence Report 2017 stated that Finland's fighter capability could not be replaced wholesale by UAVs. Therefore, the FDF ...

Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

Anafi [Sweden]

Programme Background Sweden announced on 7 February 2024 that Defence Material Works had procured drones for the Home Guard on behalf of the Armed Forces. ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

New Coastal Ranger Commando Vessels [Norway]

Programme Background Requirements According to Naval News, the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Commando is seeking to acquire an undisclosed number of new fast attack/interceptor craft. The ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Maveric UAS

The Maveric is a small, lightweight UAS designed to perform covert ISR missions at the tactical level. In order to camouflage the drone, its profile ...

Air: UAV simulators

UAS Academy

IAI has established a UAS Academy for training and certification of operators and technicians. The academy was established to meet a perceived need for skilled ...

Lynx UAS

The Lynx is an sUAS used for large-area precision agriculture and surveying and has an endurance of 3h with the standard mapping payload. Its hand-launched ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

UAS 100

The UAS 100 is an autonomous, three-engined platform, modular UAS manufactured by Thales in partnership with Issoire Aviation, Hionos and with the support of the ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Heavy UAS

The Heavy UAS, or Cargo Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, is, as its name suggests, a cargo-carrying UAV.  Manufactured by Honeywell Aerospace, the VTOL capable UAV's horizontal flight ...

Counter-UAS systems

MAUI

The Mobile Application for UAS Identification (MAUI) is an acoustic sensor that operates on smartphones using the microphone to detect Group 1 (small, lightweight) UAVs, ...

Freya

An easy-to-use system which requires minimal training, Freya can be operated in difficult situations and weather conditions, including strong winds and mountainous areas. A tracker ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS

The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS is a developmental cargo-carrying platform heavily based on the Skyways commercial available V2.5 Hybrid-Electric UAS.  Following a 2019 industry event, the Naval ...

Hex Mini UAS

The Hex Mini is a hexacopter UAS capable of autonomous operation. Launched in under 10min, the system is constructed of sturdy materials and supports gyrostabilised ...

Air: UAV simulators

UAS Operator Training

To help in the development of training applications for UAS pilots, Presagis offers a suite of integrated COTS software that can be used for the ...

Air: UAV simulators

UAS Mission Trainer

The UAS Mission Trainer combines an open architecture with COTS hardware and simulation software that minimises the use of proprietary designs to provide a platform-agnostic ...

Counter-UAS systems

Cobham C-UAS

Unveiled at the AUVSI 2017 trade show in Dallas, Texas, the Cobham C-UAS primarily consists of wideband omnidirectional, directional helix (single- or dual-band), directional flat ...

Counter-UAS systems

Skylock C-UAS

Skylock, an Avnon Group company, has developed a C-UAS system that is intended to bring sensors, jammers and a laser effector into a single deployable ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

Small UAS CISR

Cubic's Secure ISR Radio (SCISR) for small unmanned aerial systems is a rugged common data link (CDL) multi-band (L, S, and C) full-duplex transceiver for ...

UAS: Integrated systems - uncrewed

AsteRx-m2 UAS

The AsteRx-m2 UAS is a GNSS receiver designed to be easily integrated into UAS applications to provide centimetre-level RTK positioning. The system’s standard connectors enable ...