FORT SILL, Okla. -- Though it has been used for years in war environments, the 214th Fires Brigade was the first active-duty unit to debut the Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on Fort Sill, June 10.

May 30, 2013: With combat operations winding down in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army is cutting back on purchases of its popular RQ-11B Raven micro-UAV. In the last decade the U.S. has bought most of the ...

SMARDAN, Romania - U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), improved their skills on the newly updated ...

Three-year base contract includes option for an additional two years of logistical support, spares and repair services for existing fleet of Raven, Wasp and Puma tactical unmanned aircraft systems ...

The current model, the Raven B (RQ-11B), was introduced in 2007, a year after the original Raven entered service in large numbers. This UAV is relatively inexpensive ($30,000 each) for what it ...

When talking about military drones, the first thing that comes to mind is the massive combat drones in use now, autonomous to some degree, and deadly in their exploits. But there are other, smaller ...

Contractor: Aerovironment, Inc. Services: USN, USMC, USAF, US Army Power Plant: Electric Motor, rechargeable lithium ion batteries Wingspan: 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) Weight: 4.2 lbs (1.9 kilograms) ...

February 11, 2009 AeroVironment, Inc. will produce 50 new Raven RQ-11B unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with enhanced communications following the announcement of a USD$16.8 Million order from ...

The skies over the world’s various battlefields are filled with drones these days. Most of them are pretentious machines that go up in the air just like crewed airplanes do, and carry enough weaponry ...

The Netherlands has awarded AeroVironment a contract worth $10.3 million to cover the upgrade of its existing RQ-11B Raven unmanned air vehicles, and to provide two new aircraft types. Amsterdam has ...