IAI deepens Indian ties with Elcom to support UAV fleets
A new MoU on drone MRO and upgrades follows previous agreements IAI has made with Elcom.
While the use of unmanned systems by emergency services and aid organisations is already widespread several key capability gaps still exist, covering areas such as ruggedness, payloads and cost.
In the UK alone, forty police and fire service teams are currently deploying Aeryon Skyrangers, DGI 2.10s or Yuneecs. The teams each operate between one and six aircraft and used for a variety of tasks including searching for missing people, and play an important role with decision making processes during emergencies.
Elsewhere, drones are deployed in activities as diverse as land-mine detection in Cambodia and by Medicines Sans Frontiers
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A new MoU on drone MRO and upgrades follows previous agreements IAI has made with Elcom.
According to media reports, researchers at universities aided the development of Iranian drones.
At SeaFuture 2023 in La Spezia, Italy, Leonardo showcased new AWHero rotary-wing UAS (RWUAS) developments, touting its maritime operations capabilities.
On 31 May, Quantum Systems announced that the Ukrainian MoD had ordered 300 additional Vector drones under a third order that the German government is funding.
AeroVironment has been dropped from the hunt to provide the US Army with a Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS), leaving Griffon Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Nevada and Textron Systems in the running.
At FEINDEF in Madrid, Navantia, SAES and Perseo announced an intention to develop a line of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs).