• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Excelitas Qioptiq banner

BATTLESPACE Updates

   +44 (0)77689 54766
   

  • Home
  • Features
  • News Updates
  • Defence Engage
  • Company Directory
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media Pack 2023

UNMANNED SYSTEMS UPDATE

June 30, 2010 by

17 Jun 10. PIAP displays latest UGV offerings .Polish robotics specialist PIAP debuted two new unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) at Eurosatory 2010 in Paris: TRM (Tactical Throwable Robot); and the latest version of its Scout explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) system, known as New Scout. Speaking to Jane’s , company spokesperson Emanuel Neto said that the TRM has been designed primarily to act in a reconnaissance role for anti-terrorist operations undertaken by special forces and the police. (Source: Jane’s, IDR)

28 Jun 10. French military leaders appear to be edging toward Britain’s approach to UAV procurement, focusing development on a tactical system and adding medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) assets as needed to complement the core requirement. Defense Minister Herve Morin says he is seriously considering an off-the-shelf purchase of General Atomics Predator Bs to complement France’s small fleet of EADS Harfang MALE UAVs now serving in Afghanistan, instead of pursuing a development program. A follow-on purchase of four additional Harfangs is also an option, as is an acquisition of Israel Aircraft Industries Heron TPs. The Herons would be acquired through a government-to-government deal. A ministerial investment committee meeting last month determined that EADS’s and Thales-Dassault Aviation’s development options for meeting the MALE requirement are too uncertain, and the likely cost would be well beyond the €139m ($171m) currently budgeted, Morin says. (Source: Aviation Week)

29 Jun 10. Northrop Grumman is preparing the high-altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system for review by the US Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Acquisition Board (DAB). Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems corporate vice-president and president Gary Ervin said Global Hawk was conducting combat and civil missions around the world. Since 2001, Global Hawk has flown 1,665 combat sorties totalling 33,280 combat flight hours, and collected over 606,000 images on an average of 15 hours on station per sortie. The USAF has deployed four systems in the Persian Gulf from a fleet of nine systems based at Beale Air Force Base and at US Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The air force is currently conducting formal test and evaluation of two Global Hawk configurations designed to collect enhanced image and signals intelligence in the ongoing war against terror. The system will soon be deployed to serve as a communications relay over the battlefield to meet urgent operational need. (Source: airforcetechnology.com)

25 Jun 10. Meggitt Safety Systems, a Meggitt group company, has been
selected by EADS Military Air Systems to supply fire and overheat detectors for the ATLANTE long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV will perform intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions. Meggitt’s extreme environment technology will be installed to detect aircraft engine fire and overheat conditions. (Source: ASD Network)

23 Jun 10. Meggitt claims world record for Hammerhead USV-T swarmex. Meggitt Training Systems Canada has conducted a swarm exercise involving 16 Hammerhead expendable unmanned surface vessel targets (USV-Ts) with the Canadian Navy off the country’s Pacific coast. Intended to simulate the threat posed to naval surface combatants by multiple fast inshore attack craft (FIACs), the event was the “world’s first large-scale ‘swarmex’ demonstration”, the company said on 16 June. (Source: Jane’s Navy International)

Primary Sidebar

Advertisers

  • qioptiq.com
  • Exensor
  • TCI
  • Visit the Oxley website
  • Visit the Viasat website
  • Blighter
  • SPECTRA
  • Britbots logo
  • Faun Trackway
  • Systematic
  • CISION logo
  • ProTEK logo
  • businesswire logo
  • ProTEK logo
  • ssafa logo
  • Atkins
  • IEE
  • EXFOR logo
  • DSEi
  • sibylline logo
  • Team Thunder logo
  • Commando Spirit - Blended Scoth Whisy
  • Comtech logo
  • GoExporting logo
  • Supercat logo
  • Galvion logo
Hilux Military Raceday Novemeber 2023 Chepstow SOF Week 2023

Contact Us

BATTLESPACE Publications
Old Charlock
Abthorpe Road
Silverstone
Towcester NN12 8TW

+44 (0)77689 54766

BATTLESPACE Technologies

An international defence electronics news service providing our readers with up to date developments in the defence electronics industry.

Recent News

  • PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

    May 26, 2023
    Read more
  • EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES

    May 26, 2023
    Read more
  • MANAGEMENT ON THE MOVE

    May 26, 2023
    Read more

Copyright BATTLESPACE Publications © 2002–2023.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. If you continue to use the website, we'll assume you're ok with this.   Read More  Accept
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT