
Japan Coast Guard Moving Forward with Maritime Surveillance UAV Procurement
The JCG will proceed with specific studies to introduce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct maritime surveillance and other operations.

The JCG will proceed with specific studies to introduce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct maritime surveillance and other operations.
Airbus announced that its VSR700 VTOL UAV prototype reached a speed of 60 kts during its latest test flight.

Two Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet frigates trained in counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) operations.
Europe’s leading provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, UMS SKELDAR, is using leading international defence exhibition IDEX 2021 to announce a unique achievement for its flagship SKELDAR V-200 UAV platform – the successful automatic take-off and landing (ATOL) of a tactical UAV from a ship.
Kongsberg Geospatial announced on Feb. 9 that it has been selected by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to conduct trials of a new long-endurance UAV surveillance system for the Canadian Coast Guard.
SURVEY Copter signed a contract with French DGA to provide the French Navy with 11 SMDM Aliaca UAV systems…
AeroVironment recently secured a €25 million ($30 million) follow-on contract with the French Ministry of Armed Forces for the delivery of “Draaco” mini-UAVs systems.
Drones could play a key role in tracking drug runners and smugglers after successful trials with the Navy’s newest class of ships in the Channel.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed development and test of the world’s first self-contained Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
The French Navy will replace its ageing maritime surveillance aircraft with the new Falcon 2000 Albatros.