Interesting news recently from the MoD on the subject of future unmanned research and a contract with BAe for £40 million. The four-year Future Combat Air System (FCAS) focused research contract aims to sustain and develop the UK’s critical technology and skills in this field. It will inform the MOD’s unmanned air system strategy over the coming decades to ensure [...]
Our future ground based anti-air capabilities seem to be coalescing around CAMM and Lightweight Starstreak but have a look at this video. The caption reads While NATO countries fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) high above Libya, none of these UAVs, or the vital intelligence they provide, was available to the Libyans fighting to free their country — they were fighting [...]
Shepard Group have reported today that the MoD has purchased a small number of Recon Robotics Scout XT unmanned ground vehicles for operational evaluation as part of Project Valkyrie which is designed to improve ISTAR capabilities at low levels, small units and individuals. The Scout XT is a small two wheeled device that weights less than a kilogram and is [...]
VTOL Technologies Managing Director, Ashley Bryant, asks the question, is there a need for new low-altitude VTOL UAV concepts for military and commercial applications? Does the optimum VTOL UAV architecture already exist for urban, mountainous and maritime UAV operations or should there be further investment in the development of optimised VTOL UAV platforms, to specifically address these very low and [...]
A bit of good news, ASTRAEA (Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment) has announced that the second stage of the project will commence after the completion of Phase 1. ASTRAEA is a government and industry consortium, no doubt getting agreement and above all else, the cash, was probably like herding cats but the next phase will seek to [...]
First UK flight for the Watchkeeper UAS Which arrived nearly 2 years after the other first flight
Anyone who has read this blog for a while will know there are two common obsessions, the Mexeflote and K-Max! As an update to our previous post on the subject of unmanned logistics Lockheed Martin have released a promotional video. Hat Tip SNAFU
Announced this week was a 5 year renewable Memorandum of Understanding between the French and British governments concerning the management of Urgent Operational Requirements. Quentin Davies MP, the Minister for Defence Procurement, commenting on the agreement In order to ensure success in Afghanistan, it is important for us to co-operate closely with our international allies, including France. We often have [...]
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