Authorities May Soon Require Drone Operator Licenses
Quadcopter is the last hit among professional photographers. They use the unmanned platform to take wedding and other event photos from "exotic” angles. Only...
The Company Propelling the Development of Next-Gen Unmanned Systems
WindRiver, the company that has been supplying software products to the international aviation market for 30 years now, and is an Intel subsidiary, is...
New Report Predicts Declining Light Military Rotorcraft Market
In a newly issued study, “The Market for Light Military Rotorcraft,” forecast International predicts that 1,411 of these rotorcraft will be produced in the...
Zeppelin Prototype Damaged Causes Helium Leak
A Soviet-born entrepreneur’s $35 million zeppelin prototype was punctured by falling debris from a partial roof collapse at a hangar in California, triggering a...
Upgraded Fire Scout Prepares for First Test Flight
The U.S. Navy is preparing for the first test flight later this month of its upgraded MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Aircraft System, a helicopter-like,...
New UAV Planned for IDF’s “Sky Riders” Artillery Corps Unit
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The IDF's “Sky Rider” Artillery Corps Unit, which operates the Skylark UAV, is celebrating its third birthday, and it's getting some nice...
Israeli Offers an Advanced Aircraft to the U.S. Army
An American company owned by Israeli Abraham Karem offers an advanced tiltrotor the U.S. army.
Karem Aircraft is owned by, an aviation expert who designed...
U.S. Drones to Monitor North Korean Skies
Next year the U.S. military will begin flying Global Hawk (UAS) unmanned air surveillance systems from Japan on missions to monitor North Korea, as...
Air Forces Train to Handle Terrorism
A live counter-terrorism exercise dubbed Vigilant Skies 2013 was conducted a few days ago, in order to test the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Cooperative Airspace...
Turkey Angers the U.S. by Offering Helicopters to Pakistan
Turkey is aggressively lobbying to give T-129 attack helicopters to Pakistan to replace its aging AH-1F fleet and is prepared to agree to generous...
India Will Use New Mini-Drones to Guard its Borders
Stepping up surveillance along the tense border of China and Pakistan, the Indian Army is equipping its troops with hand-held drones. It has floated...
Despite Budget Cuts, There’s Still Hope for Defense Electronics Suppliers
Despite the doom and gloom associated with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget cuts, market analysts see silver linings for defense electronics suppliers...
Iran’s bluff: upgrade old platforms and present them as new
Iran has added some purchased systems to its "advanced combat helicopter " but this it’s still the same old U.S. made Cobra.
Israeli sources say...
Turkey is breaking away from the west and NATO
In a multibillion-dollar deal, Turkey agreed to buy a Chinese-made long-range air- and missile-defense system — a move that could prevent the system from...
Predator UAS Saves Life in Rim Fire Disaster Relief Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that a MQ-1 Predator unmanned air systems (UAS) successfully supported firefighters in their efforts to contain California’s Rim Fire,...
Iran Claims Data from Downed CIA RQ-170 Decoding Completed
Iranian officials say they have completed decoding the surveillance data and software extracted from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) UAS that the United States...
Turkey’s fighter jet – did Turkey bit off more than it...
Turkish ambitions to develop and build the first ever made-in-Turkey fighter aircraft and at the same time buy a new generation, multinational combat jet...
A new fighter aircraft for a new kind of war
Low intensity war and urban warfare are only two of the names given to the new military conflicts that are being encountered these days....
DARPA Refocuses Precision Close Air Support Effort On Manned Aircraft
Raytheon is moving ahead to demonstrate more rapid and accurate close air support after finalizing a contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects...
The Israeli defense industries face a tough export reality
The expected changes in the American defense export structure will put the Israeli defense industries in a very difficult situation "these industries did not...
Mega Airship Back in the Air in California
Two days after receiving experimental airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration Aeros Corp. began flight-testing the Aeroscraft airship. For safety, the current flights...
Jetpack for first responders?
Border patrols, first responders and bungee jumpers looking for a new thrill are all potential users of what developer Martin Aircraft says will be...
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This New Interceptor Can Switch From Hovering to High-Speed Pursuit
Intercepting hostile drones requires aircraft that can launch quickly, maneuver efficiently and reach moving targets without placing excessive demands on their operators. Conventional multirotor...
