From a press release of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Koblenz The BAAINBw has signed a contract with the company Elektroniksystem und Logistik GmbH (ESG) for the delivery of three systems of the unmanned rotorcraft "Sea Falcon". The systems, whose main components each consist of two Skeldar-type aircraft, will...
First-ever joint exercise of unmanned and manned surface ships by NAVCENT As Defence News reports, the US Fifth Fleet has conducted an exercise called New Horizon, in which a MANTAS T-12 drone integrated into Task Force 59 operated with manned US patrol boats and Bahrain Defense Force units for the first time. MANTAS...
On 18 August, Boeing conducted another successful test with its MQ-25 T1 drone. The unmanned aircraft is to be used as a refuelling aircraft on the US Navy's aircraft carriers and is currently still under development. Following the first refuelling of an F/A-18 at the beginning of June, the other aircraft has now also taken over the...
The US companies Boeing and Northrop Grumman have tested complex cooperation between human and machine-controlled aircraft in a simulator for the first time. This manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) was carried out using a transportable simulator of the E-2D from Northrop Grumman and the virtual pairing of an F/A-18 with the MQ-25 from Boeing. Advanced operational concepts were tested,...
Boeing's MQ-25 T1 drone has refuelled a US Navy fighter jet in flight for the first time. The F/A-18 Super Hornet first approached the renamed tanker to within a few metres to check whether it was in stable flight. The refuelling hose was then extended and the pilot managed to...
GA-ASI participates with SeaGuardian in U.S. Navy Manned-Unmanned Teaming Exercise General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) participated in the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP 21) exercise from 21 to 26 April 2021. This exercise integrated manned and unmanned capabilities in challenging...
The Franco-German company Airbus has been awarded a major defence contract by the French government. Its main components are eight H 225M helicopters for the French Air Force, two H 145s for the Sécurité Civile and ten H 160s for the gendarmerie. The navy can expect another prototype of the VSR 700....
White and blue tiles were yesterday - today it's drones. Together with Delft University of Technology, the navy and coastguard have developed an environmentally friendly drone that is particularly suitable for use from on board and over the sea. It takes off and lands almost vertically, even in small open spaces on deck, and can be...
The French Navy will receive 11 survey systems. A contract to this effect was signed in Paris on 11 February. Each system consists of two units of the electrically powered, unmanned Aliaca drone developed and built by Airbus. The contract includes training and the supply of spare parts. The first units are due to be delivered to the...
There is still 'room for improvement' here too, but the naval aviators and Operational Flotilla 1 are once again one step ahead: the first part of the operational test of the unmanned aerial vehicle "Sea Falcon" on the corvette "Braunschweig" has been completed. It will continue in the new year; there is still a lot of work to be done before it can be deployed ...
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