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US Army seeks more effective UAV in the Arctic...
After the US Army announced it would not buy any more RQ-7 Shadows, an11th Airborne Division official told Janes that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could not be used in cold temperatures.
The Shadow is not approved to operate at temperatures below -20ºF, Lieutenant Colonel James Jones, assistant G3, the assistant officer in charge of operations for the 11th Airborne Division, said in an interview. The UAV was deployed during the the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-02 training rotation because of unseasonably warm temperatures, but the army needs a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) asset for its brigade commanders, he said.
“Everything up here needs to be rated at least a -40[ºF] for it to really be useful,” Lt Col Jones said. The 11th Airborne Division attempted to get approval for the Shadow to fly under the lower limits of its approved temperatures.
After the US Army announced it would not buy any more RQ-7 Shadows, an11th Airborne Division official told Janes that the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could not be used in cold temperatures.
The Shadow is not approved to operate at temperatures below -20ºF, Lieutenant Colonel James Jones, assistant G3, the assistant officer in charge of operations for the 11th Airborne Division, said in an interview. The UAV was deployed during the the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-02 training rotation because of unseasonably warm temperatures, but the army needs a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) asset for its brigade commanders, he said.
“Everything up here needs to be rated at least a -40[ºF] for it to really be useful,” Lt Col Jones said. The 11th Airborne Division attempted to get approval for the Shadow to fly under the lower limits of its approved temperatures.
The Air Force’s CCA plans have opened a path to new ways of doing business and concepts of operations that could radically change the force...
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Everything New We Just Learned About The Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
The Air Force's CCA plans have opened a path to new ways of doing business and concepts of operations that could radically change the force.
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Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons...
A Baltimore-based startup has recently flown an experimental drone powered by a pulsejet engine, a type of powerplant that has few moving parts, in contrast to a conventional turbine, offering the promise of low-cost jet performance...
The pulsejet-powered Scitor-D reflects growing interest in low-cost, high-performance engines for decoys, one-way attack drones, and more.
A Baltimore-based startup has recently flown an experimental drone powered by a pulsejet engine, a type of powerplant that has few moving parts, in contrast to a conventional turbine, offering the promise of low-cost jet performance...
The pulsejet-powered Scitor-D reflects growing interest in low-cost, high-performance engines for decoys, one-way attack drones, and more.
https://warontherocks.com/2024/03/o...ary-is-failing-to-adopt-the-next-machine-gun/
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Visszatér a V-1 "buzz bomb"!Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons...
A Baltimore-based startup has recently flown an experimental drone powered by a pulsejet engine, a type of powerplant that has few moving parts, in contrast to a conventional turbine, offering the promise of low-cost jet performance...
The pulsejet-powered Scitor-D reflects growing interest in low-cost, high-performance engines for decoys, one-way attack drones, and more.
Our First Look At The ALTIUS-700M Loitering Munition Obliterating A Target...
ALTIUS-700M expands Anduril's loitering munition offerings with a larger, penetrating warhead to kill or disable armored targets and infrastructure. With 33 pounds of munition payload capacity, 75 minutes of flight time, multi-domain launch capability, and advanced autonomy to execute coordinated strikes, ALTIUS-700M is the most lethal tactical loitering munition available today.
Learn more: https://www.anduril.com/hardware/altius/
ALTIUS-700M expands Anduril's loitering munition offerings with a larger, penetrating warhead to kill or disable armored targets and infrastructure. With 33 pounds of munition payload capacity, 75 minutes of flight time, multi-domain launch capability, and advanced autonomy to execute coordinated strikes, ALTIUS-700M is the most lethal tactical loitering munition available today.
Learn more: https://www.anduril.com/hardware/altius/
Exosonic EX-3M Trident
The world's first Mach 1.4 supersonic UAV...
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The world's first Mach 1.4 supersonic UAV...
Supersonic UAV — Exosonic
Introducing the Supersonic UAV. Rapidly Implemented, Rapidly Adaptable. Exosonic is developing supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Bell V-247 Vigilant
Bell V-247
Runway independent and long range capable. Defined by endurance and autonomy, the Bell V-247 is the smart way to extend your reach. It’s multi-mission prepared and ready for reconnaissance or action.www.bellflight.com
V-247 Tiltrotor Drone Downsized For Strike Role Aboard Navy Ships
Initially designed for the Marine Corps, a smaller, more potent V-247 Vigilant is aimed at meeting Navy shipboard requirements.www.thedrive.com
Bell Unveils V-247 Vigilant Tilt-Rotor Combat Drone Mock-Up at USMC Tech Expo
The Marines are looking at the design as part of their own multi-role drone program, but it could be appealing to other services, as well.
Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Experimental, or MUX program
Bell sees a version of its V-280 Valor and its navalized V-247 Vigilant drone concept as the solution for the Navy’s ambitious goals...
The US Navy (USN) has been in discussions with Sierra Nevada about adding the company to the service’s Blue Water Maritime Logistics Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) programme...
The company would likely provide either the Voly-50 or Voly-T UAS, which it acquired by purchasing developer Volansi in late 2022.
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The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS programme seeks to solve the USN’s challenge of economically delivering light cargo – generally parts and supplies weighing up to 23kg (50lb) – over distances of at least 200-400nm (370-740km).
Four companies are currently participating in the Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS programme: Skyways (with its V2.6 UAS), PteroDynamics (with the Transwing X-P4), Shield AI (with the V-Bat tail-sitter) and L3Harris (with the FVR-90).
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The company would likely provide either the Voly-50 or Voly-T UAS, which it acquired by purchasing developer Volansi in late 2022.
Vertical Takeoff & Landing (VTOL) Solutions
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The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS programme seeks to solve the USN’s challenge of economically delivering light cargo – generally parts and supplies weighing up to 23kg (50lb) – over distances of at least 200-400nm (370-740km).
Four companies are currently participating in the Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS programme: Skyways (with its V2.6 UAS), PteroDynamics (with the Transwing X-P4), Shield AI (with the V-Bat tail-sitter) and L3Harris (with the FVR-90).
US Navy considering adding Sierra Nevada to Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS
The US Navy (USN) has been in discussions with Sierra Nevada about adding the company to the service's Blue Water Maritime Logistics Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) programme.
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Anduril and General Atomics to Develop New Collaborative Combat Aircraft for Air Force...
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Air Force exercises two Collaborative Combat Aircraft option awards
The CCA program is part of the Next Generation Air Dominance Family of Systems, which is a DAF effort to equip the force with crewed and uncrewed platforms that can meet the pacing challenge.
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Air Force Picks Anduril And General Atomics To Build And Test Collaborative Combat Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the two companies the funding for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles
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Pyka reveals militarised version of Pelican cargo UAV...
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Pyka reveals militarised version of Pelican cargo UAV
Electric aircraft start-up Pyka is expanding into the defence realm, teaming with defence systems provider Sierra Nevada to offer a militarised version of the company's Pelican uncrewed cargo aircraft.
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Pyka
We are harnessing automation and electrification to make aviation safer, cleaner, and more cost-effective than ever before.
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US Army tests UAV resupply during live-fire exercises in Hawaii...
The aircraft was a vertical take-off and landing platform called the G1 Gabriel – a multi-rotor type designed by California start-up Soaring.
Over three flights, a G1 Gabriel delivered 2,400 rounds of 7.62mm belted machine gun ammunition to an infantry platoon. Those three flights were completed within 16min from the time the initial call for resupply was received.
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The aircraft was a vertical take-off and landing platform called the G1 Gabriel – a multi-rotor type designed by California start-up Soaring.
Over three flights, a G1 Gabriel delivered 2,400 rounds of 7.62mm belted machine gun ammunition to an infantry platoon. Those three flights were completed within 16min from the time the initial call for resupply was received.
US Army tests UAV resupply during live-fire exercises in Hawaii
During live-fire ground combat exercises with the US Army's 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, an uncrewed vertical take-off and landing aircraft from start-up Soaring autonomously delivered food and ammunition over multiple resupply flights.
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US Air Force’s ULTRA Long-Endurance Glider-Like Drone Is Now Operating In The Middle East...
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Air Force's ULTRA Long-Endurance Glider-Like Drone Is Now Operating In The Middle East
The product of a long program to field a low-cost, long-endurance surveillance drone, ULTRA is now flying missions around the Persian Gulf.
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Sikorsky Flight-Tests Scalable ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UAS for DARPA Project...
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Sikorsky Flight-Tests Scalable ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UAS for DARPA Project
STRATFORD, Conn., May 22, 2024 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), is conducting flight tests to mature the control laws and aerodynamics of a novel vertical takeoff and landing...
Collaborative Combat Aircraft: Buy ‘em cheap and stack ‘em high...
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Collaborative Combat Aircraft: Buy ‘em cheap and stack ‘em high
During the latest Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado on 12 February 2024, USAF Secretary Frank Kendall presented his plans for a deep restructuring of his department.
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The U.S. Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit partnered to develop an enterprise test vehicle (ETV) that demonstrates modularity for subsystem upgrade testing, leveraging commercial and dual-use technologies...
Initial flight demonstrations are planned occur within seven months from the agreement award dates, but the press release later adds that they are expected for in late summer/fall 2024, suggesting that the contracts were awarded in early 2024. After the demonstrations, one or multiple of the most promising prototypes will continue development toward a production variant capable of rapidly scalable manufacture.
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Initial flight demonstrations are planned occur within seven months from the agreement award dates, but the press release later adds that they are expected for in late summer/fall 2024, suggesting that the contracts were awarded in early 2024. After the demonstrations, one or multiple of the most promising prototypes will continue development toward a production variant capable of rapidly scalable manufacture.
Four Companies Selected For USAF, DIU Enterprise Test Vehicle Project
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Four Firms Selected To Develop Enterprise Test Vehicle Project’s Mass-Produced Drones
The U.S. Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit partnered to develop an enterprise test vehicle (ETV) that demonstrates modularity for subsystem
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WASHINGTON, June 18, 2024
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of ALTIUS 600M-V Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) has requested to buy the following non-MDE: up to 291 ALTIUS 600M-V systems, comprised of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) loitering munition with extensible warhead and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera; ALTIUS 600 inert training UAVs; Pneumatic Integrated Launch Systems (PILS); PILS transport trailers; ground control systems; associated support, including spares; battery chargers; operator and maintenance training; operator, maintenance, and training manuals; technical manuals; logistics and fielding support; testing; technical assistance CONUS and OCONUS, including for engineering services; program management; site surveys; facility, logistics and maintenance evaluations; quality assurance and de-processing team support; field service representative support; transportation; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $300 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will improve the recipient’s ability to meet current and future threats. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Anduril, located in Atlanta, GA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require assignment of 5 U.S. Government and 12 contractor representatives for a duration of up to two years to support equipment fielding/training and program management.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded.
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of ALTIUS 600M-V Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) has requested to buy the following non-MDE: up to 291 ALTIUS 600M-V systems, comprised of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) loitering munition with extensible warhead and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) camera; ALTIUS 600 inert training UAVs; Pneumatic Integrated Launch Systems (PILS); PILS transport trailers; ground control systems; associated support, including spares; battery chargers; operator and maintenance training; operator, maintenance, and training manuals; technical manuals; logistics and fielding support; testing; technical assistance CONUS and OCONUS, including for engineering services; program management; site surveys; facility, logistics and maintenance evaluations; quality assurance and de-processing team support; field service representative support; transportation; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $300 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will improve the recipient’s ability to meet current and future threats. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Anduril, located in Atlanta, GA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require assignment of 5 U.S. Government and 12 contractor representatives for a duration of up to two years to support equipment fielding/training and program management.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded.