DefenceTalkThe Minister for Defence, the Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, today announced the Australian Government has given First Pass approval for project LAND 400 Phase 2 – Mounted Combat Reconnaissance Capability. The Request for Tender has been released for the multi-billion dollar project to replace the Australian Defence Force’s Australian Light Armored Vehicle (ASLAV). Mr Andrews, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-issues-rft-for-mounted-combat-reconnaissance-capability-63201/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced the start of bladed ground testing, a major milestone, for the S-97 RAIDER™ program. The RAIDER™ is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to significantly outmatch conventional military helicopters in maneuverability, payload, speed, range and high/hot environmental conditions. “Testing all of the aircraft’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-s-97-raider-program-begins-ground-tests-62629/

DefenceTalkResearchers at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are developing a pocket-sized aerial surveillance device for Soldiers and small units operating in challenging ground environments. The Cargo Pocket Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program, or CP-ISR, seeks to develop a mobile Soldier sensor to increase the situational awareness of dismounted Soldiers by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-researchers-develop-cargo-pocket-isr-60236/

DefenceTalkThey decide which targets to attack, direct air and ground forces and help prevent civilian casualties. Meet the air reconnaissance controllers of the First Squadron, the people who see everything. In between wars, the importance of intelligence is constantly increasing. In order to prevent an attack or decide which targets to strike, the Israel Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/above-the-battlefield-israels-intelligence-in-the-air-59866/

DefenceTalkThe Hermes 900 UAV, manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems, received its official Hebrew name in the Israel Air Force (IAF): “Kochav” (star in Hebrew). The Kochav UAV strengthens the UAV arm of the IAF and is designed for HALE (High Altitude Long Endurance) reconnaissance missions The UAV arm of the IAF continues to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-air-force-christens-hermes-900-uav-59088/

DefenceTalkThe U-2 Dragon Lady has a reputation as an elusive Skunk Works spy plane. In 2014, the storied aircraft is making history as the U.S. Air Force’s most capable high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. With one of the youngest airframes in the Air Force and new technology and system upgrades, the U-2 is poised to continue going […]https://www.defencetalk.com/five-ways-the-u-2-goes-above-and-sees-beyond-58835/

DefenceTalkThe Navy’s newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) after the first two P-8A Poseidons departed for deployment Nov. 29. This announcement comes weeks after the completion of the Operational Readiness Evaluation of the first deploying P-8A Poseidon squadron and the commander of Patrol and Reconnaissance Group […]https://www.defencetalk.com/p-8a-aircraft-program-achieves-initial-operational-capability-49787/

DefenceTalkFour M1135 Strykers are now in the hands of a Fort Drum unit that specializes in unconventional warfare mission. The 59th Chemical Company, 63rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, accepted delivery of the Stryker nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicles, Oct. 24. The vehicles are fitted with equipment used to detect and analyze […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-embrace-capabilities-of-new-chemical-detection-vehicle-49582/

DefenceTalkIran’s army unveiled a highly mobile propellant-powered reconnaissance drone on Saturday, according to local media. The drone, named “Yasseer,” can fly for eight hours with a range of 200 kilometers (124 miles) and reach an altitude of 4,500 meters (15,000 feet), the reports said. It resembles the American ScanEagle, an unmanned short-range aerial surveillance vehicle […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-unveils-short-range-reconnaissance-drone-49234/

DefenceTalkTextron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, today unveiled its Scorpion prototype, a versatile Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)/Strike aircraft platform. The aircraft was introduced during a press conference at the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland. The demonstration aircraft is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/textron-airland-introduces-scorpion-isrstrike-aircraft-49081/