LONDON — As Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine reached its sixth-month mark, the Biden administration last week announced a $3 billion military assistance. It is the largest package the U.S. has ...

Here’s what you need to remember: Equipping surface ships with small unmanned aerial systems expands their surveillance horizons, lethality, and overall effectiveness at a low cost. The world’s oceans ...

August 31, 2022: In the latest American aid package for Ukraine there are fifteen of the latest ScanEagle UAV, to be used for finding targets for Ukrainian artillery and missiles. This is something ...

The world’s oceans and seas are vast. Maritime challenges to U.S. interests and international legal and humanitarian responsibilities are increasing in both quantity and quality. But the number of ...

All Coast Guard National Security Cutters should have ScanEagle drones aboard and available for launch to boost high seas surveillance and aid in drug interdictions and arrests, according to ...

WASHINGTON ― What can fly for 12 hours straight, launches from a catapult on the deck of a Coast Guard cutter and has helped apprehend more than 11 tons of contraband? Answer: small unmanned aircraft ...

The ScanEagle drone can be launched from a ship without the need for a runway. (Insitu) MELBOURNE, Australia — The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a contract award for 34 Insitu ScanEagle ...

Insitu is evaluating a ScanEagle in flight tests using kerosene-based "heavy fuel." This is a U.S. Navy logistics requirement for the air vehicle so it can be supported with JP5 and JP8 jet fuel.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft is ready for launch at the airport in Arlington, Ore., in 2013. (Don Ryan/AP) (AP) LONDON — ...