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UAS-DronesLeonardo-Finmeccanica, Airbus and Dassault Aviation: European MALE RPAS programme takes off
Manching, Germany - The start of the development phase is planned for 2018, with a prototype first flight in early 2023 and a first delivery of the system in the 2025 timeframe
Since beginning of September the development of a common European drone has entered a new phase. The contract for the Definition Study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely... more
UAS-DronesDEMA tries ULTRAS on the test bed of the Grottaglie airport
Grottaglie, Italy - The presentation at "Farnborough Air Show" last July
It has been presented only last July at the "Farnborough Air Show" and today it flies on the Grottaglie airport. It is Ultras, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, at remote control or APR) tactical class aircraft... more
UAS-DronesPiaggio Aerospace, speaks out ItalianFiom Union deputy: "The bankrupt is closer than ever"
Genoa, Italy - The perspective of a Finmeccanica's rescue of the company is an utopy
Yesterday, the prototype of the aircraft remotely piloted (Apr) P-1HH Hammerhead Piaggio Aerospace crashed off the coast of Trapani (see AVIONEWS) while its first test flight lasted not even 20 minutes.... more
UAS-DronesAlenia Aermacchi: Italian Air Traffic Controllers debut RPAS aircraft flight in civil airspace
Turin, Italy - Following the recent first test for the flight safety
Following the recent first test for the flight safety of the Unmanned Air Vehicles into civil airspace within the MIDCAS programme, the first live flight trial of a drone aircraft, always using the Finmeccanica-Alenia... more
UAS-DronesAircraft. Full success for the "Neuron" flight test campaign at Decimomannu Italian Air Force base
Rome, Italy - 12 highly sensitive sorties to verify the characteristics of radar-cross section and infrared signature for the European experimental drone
The flight test campaign in Italy of the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle "Neuron" has been successfully concluded with the achievement of all established goals, thus allowing an important step forward for... more
UAS-DronesFinmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi: European flight safety system for drone aircraft tested with success in Italy
Turin, Italy - Ten years after the first flight of the Sky-X
Ten years after the first flight of the Alenia Aermacchi Sky-X, the first European UAV over one tonne class, thanks to a series of tests performed in Italy and, an important step forward has been achieved... more
UAS-DronesFrance-Germany-Italy agreement for new European MALE drone aircraft
Rome, Italy - Airbus DS, Finmeccanica and Dassault Aviation welcome the signature of the DoI
Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of an European d... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft: Italy, Germany and France ready for the joint development of a European UAV? (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - Almost certainly a meeting on the next week between the defense ministers of the three Countries
Currently the European UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) market is dominated by the American MQ-9 "Reaper" and the Israeli IAI "Heron", but soon something may change: "DefenseNews" reported, thanks to an... more
UAS-DronesLibya: drone aircraft against the human traffickers, availability by the EU (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The Libyans Slavers treated as the Somali pirates in the "Atalanta" mission in 2008
Among the possible solutions being considered at this time to fight the traffickers and new tragedies like the one happened in the night between Saturday and Sunday in the Libyan waters, Italy with the... more
UAS-DronesFinmeccanica-Selex ES' mini and micro UAV aircraft ready for delivery to the Italian Army
Rome, Italy - For its Forza NEC modernisation programme
Finmeccanica-Selex ES’s ASIO-B and SPYBALL-B UAVs have passed their factory acceptance tests, leaving them ready for delivery to the Italian Army for its Forza NEC modernisation programme. With the s... more
UAS-DronesAirbus DS, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi propose joint approach to Europe's next generation drone aircraft
Rome, Italy - Leading European companies deliver plan to France, Germany and Italy
Europe's Industry is ready to develop a next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) aircraft. After their call for the development of a European drone at last year's "Paris Airshow",... more
UAS-Drones"Idex 2013". Piaggio Aero Industries presents the UAS P-1HH "HammerHead" aircraft at the event
Abu Dhabi, EAU - In partnership with Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company
Piaggio Aero Industries, together with Selex ES, presented on February 18 at "IDEX 2013" (on 17-23 February 2013 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC in Abu Dhabi, UAE), the Piaggio Aero P1HH... more
UAS-DronesCASSIDIAN and Alenia Aeronautica agree on UAS aircraft
Rome, Italy - Two societies jointly investigate the potential cooperation in this field
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Cassidian on behalf of EADS Deutschland GmbH and Alenia Aeronautica to jointly investigate the potential cooperation in the field of Medium Altitude... more
UAS-DronesSELEX Galileo acquires the Italian firm UTRI
Rome, Italy - Which operates in the field of mini-micro UAS
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company operating in the field of Unmanned Aerial Systems, UAS, announced the purchase of the Italian firm UTRI, Unmanned Technologies Research Institute, which has been operating,... more
UAS-DronesStarts the Sky-Y Unmanned Aerial System fourth flight campaign Alenia Aeronautica
Rome, Italy - At the Italian Air Force's air base in Sardinia
The Sky-Y, Alenia Aeronautica (AA)’s UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technological demonstrator, has successfully accomplished - at the Italian Air Force’s air base in Decimomannu, Sardinia - its first fli... more
UAS-DronesSELEX Galileo’s Falco UAV confirms its multiple payload operational capability
London, UK - By flying the PicoSAR AESA radar combined with an EO system
"SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, successfully completed an intensive flight campaign for its Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) Falco to expand its ISR capabilities through the integration of multiple... more
UAS-DronesAntitrust's green light for Finmeccanica-Abu Dhabi joint-venture
Rome, Italy - Alenia and ADASI will produce MALE UAS systems together
The antitrust authority gave its green light to the joint-venture between Alenia Aeronautica (Finmeccanica group) and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) to build and sell unmanned aerial... more
UAS-DronesFinmeccanica: SELEX Galileo’s PicoSAR flies on the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAV
Edinburgh, United Kingdom - To test the Synthetic Aperture Radar capability
SELEX Galileo and Schiebel Elektronische Geraete GmbH are delighted to announce the first flight of a PicoSAR radar-equipped CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAV. This adds a compact radar capability to the successful... more
UAS-DronesAlenia Aeronautica: flight-refuelling simulation: "Special Farnborough 2008" (9)
Farnborough, United Kingdom - A new record for the Sky-X
"A new record, a world record this time, for Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, and for its unmanned development and demo programme: taking-off from the Italian Air Force’s Amendola Base, in t... more
UAS-DronesUAVs lost: last news
Rome, Italy - Updates by Commander Renzo Dentesano
The important air magazine “Flight International” revealed that there were several experimental UAV-related accidents, fortunately without people injures. It seems that there is a high percentage of... more
UAS-DronesAlenia Aeronautica: eight-hour “record” flight for the unmanned aircraft Sky-Y
Rome, Italy - The industry's press release
"The Sky-Y, an unmanned surveillance aerial vehicle, belonging to the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class, made by Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has made a consecutive eight-hour... more
UAS-DronesCSV: 1st international Workshop “Autonomous navigation and artificial intelligence: state-of-the-art and advances for military and civil applications"
Rome, Italy - In Pratica di Mare, Italian universities, industries and Air Force
The Reparto Sperimentale Volo of Italy Air Force organized the 1st international Workshop “Autonomous navigation and artificial intelligence: state-of-the-art and advances for military and civil applications". Y... more
UAS-DronesSELEX announces Damselfly, a new mini unmanned aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Rome, Italy - It will be showed at ParcAberporth Unmanned Systems exhibition
SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (S&AS), a Finmeccanica company, will unveil a model of its brand new tactical UAV Damselfly at the ParcAberporth Unmanned Systems event on 11-12th July. This is a... more
UAS-DronesAlenia Aeronautica: first flight for the Sky-X UAV
Rome, Italy - Conceived for a wide range of civil and security missions, ground observation, surveillance and strategic reconnaissance
The Sky-X, the Alenia Aeronautica next-generation unmanned demonstrator aircraft, has made the first flight in Italy. Entirely financed, designed, developed and manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica... more