Newsletter Archive

Welcome to the archive section. In this section you will able to read all the newsletters. Below you will see a table with the newsletter issue, date and a brief description.

ISSUE 10

August 2004/September 2004

Thales salutes victory for Watchkeeper
US Army delays ERMP UAV RFP
Sweden gears up for Neuron UCAV demonstrator
Collision avoidance for UAVs
NASA to develop critical civil UAV technologies
US Navy eyes Pioneer
Small UAV engine initiative
Organic air vehicle proposals
UAVs help to extend Australian battlefield communications
Signals intelligence for Army UAVs
Airship sources sought by DoD
Hand-launched UAV system required
New technology for moving targets
Testing joint UAV operations
Canada forms new UAV JPO
Meggitt on target
US Air Force highlights BATS
IED detectors for UAVs
V-BAT flies high
Veteran Hunter still in demand

ISSUE 9

May 2004/June 2004

US$ 250 million for small UAV systems

Israel plans new UAV systems

France launches new UAV plans and programmes

New developments on EUROHAWK

‘Little Weasel’ unlocks UAV weapon carriage options
New maritime surveillance UAV is unveiled

New German family of mini UAVs

EU opportunities for UAV systems

Coast Guard roles for VUAV systems

UAV lessons from Middle East conflicts

Russia introduces fire-fighting UAV concept

Sea-skimming target success

ISSUE 8

March 2004/April 2004

UAV Task Force gears up for final report

Competition phase approved for BAMS UAV requirement

Emerging requirement for UAV limited life powerplants

Aerial refueling and future cargo concepts for UAVs

Iraq lessons learned for Phoenix UAV

DARPA outlines future for UAV systems

New UAV market forecast figures

Procurement route ‘undecided’ for UK UCAV

Key enabling technologies for future UAV systems

Chemical combat UAV system could fill capability gap

US civil UAV efforts ‘hampered’

Priorities defined for UK UAV Standard

Sowing the seeds of association discord?

West Wales in spotlight for UAV operations

ISSUE 7	December 2003/January 2004

France awards contract for optical link between UAV and satellite Iraqi UAV programmes outlined UK considers purchase of mini UAV systems Low power radars needed for small UAVs US wants sonobuoy tube-launched UAV New selection for Small Heavy Fuel Engine programme Stealthy UAVs make new material demands US$ 4.6 billion contract for targets and countermeasures France and Netherlands to assess joint MALE UAV programme Aero-elastic design for reduced signature UAV Watchkeeper countdown as bids are submitted Commission calls for improved homeland security strategy/funding Private Equity Placement Raises US$15 million for Aurora Innovation under threat for military fixed-wing aircraft industry

ISSUE 6

October/November 2003

New teams line up for Australia’s JP129
Sensor and platform trends for UAVs

New Asian requirements for UAVs in 2004
TIPS solution for NATO includes HALE UAV

New navigation/ATL systems for small UAVs

International certification initiatives for civil/commercial operation of UAVs

NASA announces research grants in inter-disciplinary science

Canada becomes sixth customer for Sperwer UAV

New UAV systems development from Korea

Contract for new IFF system

NASA explores potential of small UAVs for earth studies

ISSUE 5

August/September2003

Next generation Global Hawk in development

UK CATS bid unveiled

New UAV concepts unveiled at MAKS 2003

French UCAV demonstrator on track

Restructuring of STN Atlas Joint Venture

Micro air vehicle for Malaysia

US Navy orders Tern UAV

New technologies needed for UAVs/UCAVs

NASA looks at HAEUAV operations

Luftwaffe plans for UAV development

NASA leans towards Altair UAV

Sagem concludes international UAV agreements

SIM unit selected for South African UAV

UAVs for AIRS programme
Maiden flight of Golden Eye is a success

Procurement of Buster for Army

Swedish VTOL system resurrected at UAV 2003

New concepts for lethal UAVs

Global Hawk landing gear contract award

News awards ofr UAV ice protection tests

ISSUE 4	June/July 2003

Top ten UAV goals for US UAV performance outlined during Operation Iraqi Freedom UCAR Phase II awards for Lockheed and Northrop US/Israeli teaming on EO development for UAVs France outlines plans for UAVs Italy studies Falco weaponisation issues US Army wants new engines for next generation UAVs New target drone system for Germany Australia to deploy UAVs to Solomon Islands UK studies UCAV concepts under FOAS Birth of a European UAV Systems Center Thales defines key UAV challenges UAV experts required in Malaysia New accolades for Bell’s HV-911 tiltrotor VUAV RFP on cards for mine detection sensors Joint EuroMALE programme for Europe UAVs wanted for homeland security missions TCS contract for Raytheon Design review completed for BQM-74F target New contract for battlefield target ID US Army and Boeing/SAIC select 15 new FCS partners Northrop streaks ahead on sensors BAE Systems receives new aerial target contract New partners for fuel cell demonstrator project Micropilot announces “world’s smallest UAV autopilot” UAVs demonstrate interoperability in the air

ISSUE 3	May 2003

RFI for Dragon Eye software Finland seeks aerial target services ESA funds lighter-than-air UAV project US Army launches RFI for TUAV architecture MALD contract for Raytheon UAVs are on Australia’s ‘acquisition list’ UAV airborne launch and recovery contract Taiwanese UAVs in the limelight Aerial refuelling for UAVs Asian Aerospace focuses on UAVs Fuel cell contract for airship market Hunter UAV scores direct hits with Viper Strike Sub-launched UAV – from concept to reality Global Hawk procurement continues UAV engine development forges ahead

ISSUE 2

April 2003

Joint UAV experimentation programme for UK

US lays out long dwell future UAV procurements

US$5 million contracts for Neptune maritime UAV

Increased funding for UAVs in FY2004

DARPA outlines UAV strategic thrust
Keeping an eye on Watchkeeper

Boeing moves on FCS

New modification for Global Hawk contract

New goals for UAV Roadmap

New contract for ground moving target data

Mine detection contract for Northrop

Germany looks at Euro Hawk

First 3D airborne laser radar images of hidden targets

The benefits of ‘swarm intelligence’

Boeing/DARPA completes milestone in UCAV development

ISSUE 1

October 2002

Boeing/DARPA Extend Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Contract

Northrop Announces Watchkeeper Solution

Sikorsky Contract for Cost and Weight Reduction - Primary and Secondary Structures for UAV

Interim Small Unit Remote Scouting System (ISURSS) Programme Pre-Solicitation Notice

SAIC to work with UAV Battlelab on unmanned technologies

Northrop Starts UCAR Programme

Solicitation Notice for Block 1 ASTAMIDS Request for Proposal