Drone Pilot Named Marine Aviator of the Year
Gentry said he chose drones after graduation 10 years ago because they were the ‘most deployed’ units.
Gentry said he chose drones after graduation 10 years ago because they were the ‘most deployed’ units.
The drone is the first military combat aircraft designed and developed in the country in more than 50 years, the company said.
U.S. Central Command is investigating how the drone was able to penetrate air defenses as well as its point of origin.
The SkyGuardian fleet will increase interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces, defense officials said.
The trial of the VSR-700 drone aboard the French Navy frigate ‘Provence’ confirmed its ability to operate automatically from a combat ship in rough seas, according to military officials.
The concept of pairing comparable unmanned drones with the B-21 Raider stealth bomber is not ‘cost effective,’ said a top Air Force official in an interview.
Russia is offering a 50,000 ruble reward for each destroyed Bayraktar TB2 combat drone, according to social media reports.
A shipment of the short-range piloted drones equipped with munitions arrived in Ukraine earlier this week, a Pentagon official said.