The Royal Malaysian Navy formally stood up its first unit operating unmanned aerial vehicles yesterday with a ceremony at its Kota Kinabalu base in Sabah. The 601 Squadron will operate… Continue reading "Royal Malaysian Navy Officially Stands Up First UAV Squadron"
General Atomics Aeronautical announced yesterday that a second company-owned Avenger ER UAV has received an FAA-issued Experimental Certificate (EC). The EC allows the Avenger ER to perform expanded operations in… Continue reading "Second General Atomics Avenger ER Granted FAA Experimental Certificate"
The Polish Territorial Defense Forces (WOT) have announced that the ‘Warmate’ loitering ammunition system has been officially introduced into the Polish Armed Forces. The contract for the ‘Warmate’ suicide-drones was… Continue reading "‘Warmate’ Loitering Munitions Delivered to Polish WOT"
The KBP Instrument Design Bureau, which is part of the Rostec Defense group, has started developing a new missile that they state will be the world’s first multi-purpose anti-tank AND… Continue reading "Russian Design Bureau KBP Developing New Anti-Tank/UAV Missile"
General Atomics has announced the recent completion of development and testing of anti-submarine warfare capabilities for the MQ-9. In the 19 January announcement, General Atomics says that the capability, which… Continue reading "General Atomics Demonstrates “World’s First” MQ-9 Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities"
In a year where seemingly everything that could go wrong proceeded to do so in spectacular fashion, a UCAV of all things wound up having a better year than most… Continue reading "Eastern Promise: The Baykar Bayraktar TB2 in Profile"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has begun carrying out research into development of unmanned combat aircraft that will serve as a complement to the F-X fighter currently in development. Nikkei… Continue reading "Japan Commences Development Program For Fighter Loyal Wingmen"
A lack of consensus in Germany’s parliament between the left-wing and conservatives parties successfully blocked further talks on equipping the Bundeswehr with armed drones. The German Armed Forces were denied… Continue reading "Reichstag Blocks Arming German UAVs Over Targeted Killing Issue"
Northrop Grumman has conducted successful flight testing with its new Ground Station Modernization Program (GSMP) for the United States Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawks. This applies updated interfaces for the… Continue reading "RQ-4 Global Hawk to Get New and Improved Control Systems"
Two Russian journalists have been released from Turkish police detention on Monday, following questioning at an Istanbul courthouse. They had been arrested last week for allegedly filming around Turkish drone… Continue reading "Two Russian Journalists Deported After Arrest For “Illegal Filming” Near Baykar Facilities"