• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Schiebel announces heavy fuel flight

  13th March 2012

  A heavy-fuel variant of a Camcopter S-100 UAS completed its maiden flight on 12 March, manufacturer Schiebel has announced. The UAS was flown at the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SGA2012: Chinese VTOL readies for open market

  16th February 2012

  Beijing Yotaisc Technology Development is preparing to bring its X200 vertical take-off/landing (VTOL) UAV to the market in September, company officials have stated. Speaking to …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SGA2012: Japanese companies exhibit VTOL UAV prototypes

  15th February 2012

  Aoki Best-Tech has unveiled a prototype of its quad tilt-rotor VTOL UAV for the first time as company executives predict that is nearing completion. Speaking …

• Defence Helicopter

  Heli-Expo 2012: X3 being prepared for US tour

  12th February 2012

  Eurocopter is set to tour its X3 compound helicopter in the United States and demo the technology to the US Army, it has been revealed. …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Zala announces development of new small VTOL UAV

  21st October 2011

  Zala Aero Group announced on 21 October that it plans to launch a new micro VTOL UAS by March next year. The company said that …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AERIE offers new long endurance VTOL UAV

  7th September 2011

  Austrian “in foundation” company "AERIE“, announces its creation within the next weeks, as well as the release of its first VTOL Long Endurance product, the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment unveils Shrike VTOL UAV

  30th August 2011

  AeroVironment, Inc. today introduced its lightweight and man-portable Shrike VTOL unmanned aircraft system. In August 2008 AeroVironment announced the receipt of a contract from DARPA …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: Saab unveils latest UAV variant to North America

  18th August 2011

  Saab exhibited its Skeldar V-200 UAV for the first time in the US at the Unmanned Systems North America exposition just weeks after entering a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: IAI reveals Ghost UAV

  16th August 2011

  IAI has revealed its ‘innovative’ Ghost automatic rotary VTOL UAV at the Unmanned Systems North America conference. Presented at the AUVSI show in Washington, DC …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ALEA 2011: Insitu reveal trunk-sized VTOL UAV

  25th July 2011

  Insitu has debuted a 3.5 lb Inceptor VTOL UAS at the ALEA 2011 convention in New Orleans. The miniature helicopter has a 30 minute endurance …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  PAS 2011: Empire Challenge highlights US Army VTOL shortages

  23rd June 2011

  The US Army is in the midst of evaluating requirements for a small, tactical VTOL UAV capability following this year's Empire Challenge exercise in North …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  PAS 2011: Saab remains hopeful for Skeldar UAV sales

  23rd June 2011

  Saab has stated its intention to secure a first contract for its Skeldar V-200 VTOL UAV in the next year, according to Stefan Nygren, business …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  CybAero, Astrium sign Letter of Intent for ATOL

  16th May 2011

  UAV manufacturer CybAero AB and Astrium Satellites, part of the aerospace group EADS, have launched a partnership in the field of precise near-field navigation for …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  LAAD 2011: Tekplus unveils new rotary-wing UAV

  14th April 2011

  Spanish company Tekplus Aerospace used the LAAD 2011 exhibition in Rio de Janeiro to unveil a new VTOL UAV. Dubbed the Centauro, the UAV has …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Euronaval 2010: Specialised UAV ships becoming the rage?

  27th October 2010

  Shipbuilders are looking to the future producing designs that cater for the launch of UAVs. While helicopter landing spots are now a regular feature, even …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - tactical

  Asef

  Programme Background Intra Defense Technologies unveiled the Asef VTOL UAV at the 2019 Dubai Air Show. In April 2020, the GAMI announced that it had ...

• Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Parrot Anafi (Singapore)

  Programme Background On 7 February 2022, the Singapore Army posted photographs on Facebook that showed the Anafi UAV used as training devices in a five-day ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Heavy Lift VTOL (HVTOL) [US Army]

  Background USMC First, Army Second In September 2021, Kaman unveiled its Kargo UAV, specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Camcopter S-300 [South Korea]

  Programme Background Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) On 18 January 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northop Grumman at a ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  VSR-700: Navy Aerial Drone System (SDAM) [France]

  Background Requirement The requirement for the SDAM programme was a rotary-wing VTOL-capable UAV with a modular configuration that can host a range of payloads. Initally, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  VTOL UAV

  The Defence Technology Institute launched the VTOL UAV R&D; project in cooperation with the Naval Research and Development Office, Royal Thai Navy and private sector ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Turac VTOL UAV

  The Turac is a fixed-wing VTOL UAV developed jointly by Havelsan and Istanbul Technical University Aerospace Research Center. It can be used for traditional military ISR ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  H U Sky II

  H U Sky II is a VTOL UAV for tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, aerial mapping, target designation and border control. 

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  RV-VTOL25 Taipan

  The RV-VTOL25 Taipan is a multirole VTOL UAV that is able to perform ISR and close air support missions. 

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  KUS-VT tiltrotor

  The KUS-VT is a tiltrotor UAV that first flew in October 2013 and was exhibited at ADEX 2013. The aircraft is designed to have a ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Droneit Ruepel

  The Preneu Droneit Ruepel rotary-wing UAV is a heavy-fuel platform that is designed to carry a range of payloads up to a weight of eight ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Malazgirt Mini

  The Malazgirt Mini is an autonomous VTOL UAV. Fielded since 2006, the Malazgirt Mini was the world’s first operational mini unmanned helicopter system, according to ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  ASV 30-860

  The ASV 30-860 is an octorotor UAV equipped with a high-end, day/night, gyro-stabilised gimbal. The platform includes onboard image processing systems and a portable ground ...

• Data links

  Wide Band Line of Sight (WBLOS) CDL Air Terminal

  Wide Band Line of Sight (WBLOS) CDL Air Terminal transmits and receives standard and bandwidth-efficient CDL waveforms in the Ku-band. The data link is a ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

  Maya Mk1

  The Maya Mk1 is a small, electric VTOL UAV with a 'tail-sitting' design. It is an encased system that allows for safe operation in urban ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  APID 60

  The CybAero APID 60 is a VTOL UAV designed for a variety of civil and military applications. The company states that the platform is in ...

• EO/IR systems

  eOPIC-5

  The eOPIC-5 is a 2-axis gyro-stabilised gimbaled sensor from Threod Systems. It features a full HD TV sensor and a LWIR thermal sensor. The sensor is described ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Drako

  Drako is a quadrotor electric VTOL UAV suitable for close-range surveillance and reconnaissance on SF and police missions, especially in urban areas. It is available ...

• Ultra-light UGVs

  Jumper Helicopter Robot

  Jumper is a lightweight UGV designed to be delivered near thetarget area by a VTOL UAV before driving to an observation point and raising its ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  CL-9

  The CL-9 is a fixed-wing VTOL UAV. It is fitted with two underwing pylons with electric brushless motors at each end powering rotors to provide ...