Tag: UAV
First Export Success for KARGU Rotary Wing Attack UAV
STM, one of the leading defence industry companies in Turkey, signed an export contract with an undisclosed customer for KARGU Rotary Wing Attack Drone...
Thailand pursues new tactical-class UAV, based on a Chinese design
Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Royal Thai Army to develop a medium-range tactical unmanned aerial...
Honeywell to Provide World’s Smallest Satcom System to Australia Drones Market
Honeywell’s Small UAV SATCOM will allow Carbonix unmanned aerial vehicles to fly beyond-line-of-sight and for longer periods of time.
Honeywell has signed a memorandum of...
South Korea readies hydrogen-powered UAVs for air force
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded local firm Doosan Mobility Innovation a US$734,000 contract to supply an undisclosed number of...
Northrop Grumman Completes Successful First Flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on April 15, 2021 from Palmdale, California. With an unmatched combination...
Eyes in the Sky
Roaming UAVs ease airborne border and coastal surveillance.
Enduring territorial disputes, illegal immigration, transnational crime, and domestic and international terrorism in Asia-Pacific continue to drive...
Australia shortlists five contenders for naval UAS programme
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected five companies for the Block One phase of Project SEA129 Phase 5, which seeks to boost...
Russia unveils its Orion-E MALE drone in attack configuration
The Orion-E medium-altitude long endurance (MALE)Â unmanned aerial vehicle fitted with weapons was demonstrated at the Rosoboronexport's exposition at IDEX 2021 expo in Abu Dhabi....
Elbit Systems wins US$300 million deal to deliver Hermes 900 UASs...
Israel’s Elbit Systems announced on 2 March that it has secured a contract worth approximately US$300 million to supply Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned...
Indonesia eyes French, US-made aircraft for air force recapitalisation
Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed another ambitious list of proposed acquisitions for the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) over the next four years.
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