Tag: Guardian
Clearing MTCR Obstacle, India Requests the US to Supply Weaponized Drones
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued a letter of request (LoR) to the United States on 17 June to procure 22 multi-mission General Atomics Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the Indian Navy. The Guardian is a maritime variant of the Predator B. India is requesting the sale of these drones via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route.
Drone Anti-Collision System Completes Operational Test
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) completed operational flight tests of Detect and Avoid (DAA) systems using Due Regard Radar (DRR) systems on board its GA-ASI Predator B drones. The tests confirmed that the DAA system provided the RPA pilot with a clear picture of surrounding air traffic, at least as good as 'eyes in the cockpit' of a manned aircraft.
Heron, Reaper and Hermes 900 Compete for Canada’s Arctic mission
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron unmanned air system (UAS), General Atomics Reaper and Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 are among three platforms eyed for a Canadian tender to supply an advanced system for operation in the Arctic.
Heron, Reaper and Hermes 900 Compete for Canada’s Arctic mission
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron unmanned air system (UAS), General Atomics Reaper and Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 are among three platforms eyed for a Canadian tender to supply an advanced system for operation in the Arctic.
U.S. Government Sends the Guardian Predator B to Paris
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is displaying the Guardian, its maritime variant MQ-9 Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), at the Paris Air Show 2011. The Guardian is flown from its home base at Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Le Bourget, France, onboard a U.S. Air Force C-17.
Guardian Add-On Missile-Defense System Being Tested on a KC135 Tanker
A U.S. Air National Guard's KC-135 air refueling aircraft equipped with the Northrop Grumman Guardian Anti-Missile Defense System has completed air worthiness flight testing. The aircraft, operating with the 190th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) began flight testing on January 11, 2011 and is scheduled to continue the Operational Utility Evaluation (OUE) activities through the second quarter of 2011, to include additional flights and system tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
U.S. Air National Guard to Test Northrop Grumman’s Guardian DIRCM on...
The Air National Guard have initiated modifications to a KC-135 air refueling aircraft in preparation for the Operational Utility Evaluation of the Guardian directional...
Mariner – an Unmanned Maritime Surveillance System
General Atomics is building a derivative of the Predator B Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) designed for maritime applications. This platform dubbed Mariner is proposed...
Remote Weapon Systems at the Modern Day Marine Expo
Remotely Controlled Weapons are becoming integral element in modern combat platforms - not only on armored vehicles, but also on tanks, aircraft, and naval...
