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Uncrewed Vehicles
Indago VTOL UAV ready for operational deployment
1st May 2014
Lockheed Martin has announced that the Indago vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed its research and development phase and …
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Digital Battlespace
Airbus pushes on with airborne data transfer solution
25th April 2014
Airbus Defence and Space has started the second development stage of its Dazzle laser beam data transferral system following an initial phase that exceeded expectations, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SGA14: Skeldar returns from Spanish deployment
13th February 2014
Saab’s Skeldar VTOL UAV has returned from deployed operations with the Spanish Navy, although the company is hopeful that further contracts will come to fruition. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DCNS integrates UAV with naval combat systems
10th January 2014
The French DGA and DCNS have successfully demonstrated that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be integrated with the combat system of a naval warship …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Saab's Skeldar UAS finds its wings
15th November 2013
Saab's Skeldar UAV has entered operational service on the BAM Meteoro offshore patrol vessel in support of the Spanish Navy. The system is providing surveillance …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAV Solutions launches Phoenix 15 UAS
28th October 2013
UAV Solutions launched its new Phoenix 15 micro UAS during a simulated law enforcement operation demonstration on 20 October, the company has confirmed. During the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Troubled waters for UK naval VTOL UAS
18th October 2013
A highly anticipated Royal Navy VTOL UAV contract awarded to AgustaWestland was originally awarded to a Lockheed Martin/Saab consortium unable to keep within contract costs, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2013: Tethered VTOL targets first responders
16th August 2013
UAV Solutions launched a tethered version of its Allerion 25 VTOL UAV at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems exhibition in Washington, DC. The concept placed the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2013: DHS prepares to adopt DFSS technology
16th August 2013
BAE Systems will test its Digital Fused Sensor System (DFSS) on-board an Air Robot quadrotor for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in September, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy receives first upgraded Fire Scout
25th July 2013
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first MQ-8C upgraded Fire Scout UAV to the US Navy, the company announced on 19 July. The upgraded VTOL UAV …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Spanish Navy first customer for Skeldar UAV
11th July 2013
The Spanish Navy has confirmed that it will be the first customer to operate Saab’s Skeldar V-200 VTOL UAV. Saab announced that it had been …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
India debuts manpack VTOL UAVs for HADR
2nd July 2013
Search and rescue agencies operating in Northern India have successfully used man-portable VTOL UAVs for the first time in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR) operations, it …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aeryon Labs unveils new SkyRanger SUAS
24th May 2013
Aeryon Labs has introduced a new small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) called the Aeryon SkyRanger. The vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV has been designed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEF 2013: TAI pursues Anka production contract
8th May 2013
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is confident it has resolved the technical issues which saw a prototype Anka MALE UAV crash during acceptance testing in September …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
LAAD 2013: Santos Lab unveils VTOL UAV
11th April 2013
Santos Lab used the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro to publicly unveil a new VTOL UAV. Dubbed the ORBIS, the UAV features a quadrotor …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - tactical
VTOL UAV (ROKA)
Programme Background All branches of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces are placing a large emphasis on the procurement of unmanned systems to improve ISR ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Heavy Lift VTOL (HVTOL) (Forecast) [US Army]
Programme Background USMC In September 2021, Kaman unveiled its Kargo UAV, which had been specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Joint Tactical Autonomous ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing
APR Imbarcati (Uncontracted) [Italy]
Programme Background UAV Embarked Studies In its three-year programme document for 2021-2023, the Italian MoD stated that the Italian Navy was funding an evaluation of ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Système de Drone Aérien pour la Marine (SDAM) [France]
Programme Background Requirement The requirement for the SDAM programme is a rotary-wing VTOL-capable UAV with a modular configuration capable of hosting a range of payloads. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing
APR Imbarcati (Contracted) [Italy]
Programme Background UAV Embarked Studies In its three-year programme document for 2021-2023, the Italian MoD stated that the Italian Navy was funding an evaluation of ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System (JTAARS) / Medium ULS-A [USMC]
Programme Background US Marine ULS-A programmes The US Marines are seeking a family of Unmanned Logistics Systems-Air (ULS-A), which will provide logistics and ground units with ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Urban Eagle
Urban Eagle is a multipurpose VTOL UAV which can be used in urban, maritime and mountainous environments.
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Eye Sky
Eye Sky is a rotary-wing VTOL UAV designed for tactical reconnaissance and surveillance, target designation, and border control.
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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.
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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.
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RV-VTOLx4
The RV-VTOLx4 is a quadrotor VTOL UAV with an under-fuselage multi-sensor gimbal, designed for short-range reconnaissance.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Nimbus 1800
Foxtech's Nimbus 1800 is a tri-copter, lightweight, fixed-wing VTOL UAV designed for civilian and commercial mapping and inspection roles. It has a 2.8kg weight without ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
