Aircraft
The Fight For Mandating UAV Training
The US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) think all unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) owners should be required to pass an online training course to...
IAI’s Heron Marks 70,000 Flight Hours In Afghanistan
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Heron-1 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) recently marked its 70,000th flight hour in Afghanistan, after less than 7 years of operation...
Hankuk Carbon and IAI To Develop Next Generation VTOL UAV
Hankuk Carbon, a Korean composite manufacturer, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) to establish a Joint Venture to...
UAS Market to Reach $2.3 Billion by 2017
Homeland security and commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) are used by countries to protect their borders and get aerial views of commercial projects. Complex...
Pentagon Seeks Next Phase In Laser Weapon Technology
The Pentagon has played around with aircraft armed with lasers in the past, with the most famous recent example being the Air Force’s missile-zapping...
Israeli Technology Keeps Airports Safe From FOD
The Israeli developed RunWize system has been installed on the rebuilt runway of the Sea-Tac airport in Seattle.
The RunWize developed by X-sight includes FODetect,...
WATCH: Autonomous UAV Landing On Top Of Moving Car
A group of German engineers have managed to get an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to autonomously land on a car travelling at 75 km/h....
DARPA Developing Ocean-floor Dormant Pods
Imagine robot pods lying soundlessly at the bottom of the ocean, awaiting instructions to surface and launch long dormant drones. It may sound like...
Humans Still Most Important Factor In UAV Incidents
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is using special training to improve the way Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crews operate the system.
Crew Resource management...
Watch: How to Trap And Capture A Drone
The more popular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) become, the more of a nuisance can they be to some. Sometimes, they can even pose a...
Man Charged With Smuggling US UAV Parts to Pakistan
The United States is trying to prosecute a man accused of trying to smuggle parts for military-grade drones to the Pakistani military.
Syed Vaqar...
New Technique To Increase UAV Manoeuverability
Researchers at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics in China have developed a new technology that enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to safely maneuver in...
Watch: A Drone Controlled By An Apple Watch
A Taiwanese technology research has found a way to make both Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and the Apple Watch cooler by having them work...
US Army Hesitant To Fly Troops In Unmanned Helicopters
The US Army will not be carrying troops into battle zones aboard unmanned helicopters anytime soon, but will explore remote-controlled and autonomous flights technology...
Unmanned Aerial Systems On Israeli Navy Ships?
By ARIE EGOZI
The increasing use of UAVs by armed forces can be defined as a revolution.
Missions that in the past were solely performed by...
AirMule First Free Flight
The Israeli designed AirMule fan craft UAV has made a first untethered light on December 30th. The flight was made in Megiddo airfield in...
Fighter Jets With Laser Weapons To Become Reality By 2020
The effort to weaponise lasers could pay off in the near future. We won’t be seeing planet destroying lasers a la Star Wars any...
Vietnam Builds Indigenous Drone to Defend Its Stake at South China Sea
Vietnam has unveiled its largest indigenous high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), to protect its stake in the South China Sea. The prototype,...
Is Turkey Beginning to Arm Its Drones?
Turkey's local defense industry has successfully tested an armed, tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), industry and procurement officials said and added that the effort...
Autonomous Intrusion Detection Drone
Intrusion detection can be done with a variety of systems, from cameras to radar to human guards. Each approach has its advantages and limitations....
Too Many Close Encounters Between Drones And Aircrafts
The ever growing number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated by professionals and hobbyists alike is posing a significant risk to safety in an...
US Spy Plane Deployed To Singapore
In another development in the so-far peaceful tit-for-tat dispute between China and its US-backed neighbours over territorial claims in South China Sea, the US...
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