SINGAPORE — UMS Skeldar is on course to make its first sale of a Saab-developed unmanned rotary wing vehicle this year, said executives of the Swiss-based company at the Singapore Airshow. "We are ...

ISTANBUL — Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is testing out a lightweight, rotary-wing UAV that could go on to form the basis of a shipborne platform for the country’s navy. The 300-kg (660-lb.) ...

What is going on beyond the horizon? It’s a crucial question for any ship captain. In the past, sailors would climb to the crow’s nest for a better view. Modern technology means today’s captains can ...

Topcon Positioning Group has released its next-generation flight-planning system for its rotary-wing aerial UAV offering. The new Intel Mission Control Software is designed to facilitate automated ...

Argentine companies Cicaré, INVAP, and Marinelli have presented for the first time a prototype of the Asteri RUAS 160, a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for the defence, security, ...

Engineers from BAE Systems together with students from Cranfield University, have revealed a new technology concept – named Adaptable UAVs – which can alternate between the two different flight modes ...

The tactical UAV (Drone) market is growing as defense agencies invest in better ISR capabilities to address changing security risks with rising geopolitical tensions, accelerating the adoption of ...

Leonardo is studying concepts for a second-generation rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle for use in both land and maritime environments. The European manufacturer is building on its experience with its ...

BAE Systems has teamed up with students from Cranfield University to develop a new kind of drone that can quickly transition between flight modes mid-mission without affecting its overall top speed ...

AeroVironment is marketing its Vapor electric rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to potential US Army customers after it secured a contract earlier this year from US Special Operations Command ...

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 19, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- A Raytheon Company Precision Attack Air-to-Surface Missile (PAASM) was successfully launched Dec. 13 from a rotary-winged, unmanned aerial vehicle (UH-1) ...

The Royal Navy has taken a measured approach to its exploration of UAVs for use in vessel-based operations, but is yet to have a robust capability in either the fixed- or rotary-wing categories. The ...