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...
New Competitor to Israeli Defense Industry
The Republic of Korea has a long-term ambition to develop a domestic fighter aircraft, including relevant avionic equipment such as AESA radar. Now, the...
Latest Pilot Helmets Provide Innovative New Point Of View
The U.S. Department of Defense is upgrading the "look and shoot" helmet displays used by F-35, F-15, F-16 and F-18 pilots. F-35s are getting the...
Joint Manufacture of Maritime Helicopter Expected
The Russian rotorcraft designer and manufacturer Russian Helicopters holding intends to participate in the tender for the supply of 111 shipborne Ka-226T helicopters for...
Futuristic Robotic Combat Vehicles, AI Closer Than We Think
Gen. Mark Milley, the U.S. Army's chief of staff said that the service's future combat vehicles and helicopters will need to serve in both...
Aircraft Cockpit Upgraded By Rockwell Collins
Lockheed Martin has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the Flight2 all-glass integrated flight deck for the Greek Navy’s P-3B Orion four-engine turboprops. The modification...
iHLS TV Special Interview: Ziv Nave, CTO at INNOCON
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In this special interview to iHLS TV, INNOCON CTO Ziv Nave discusses the company, its products and the UAS...
Data Fusion Technology – Vital for Drones and Aircraft
The large amount of data streamed from a wide variety of sensors has been a challenge to the data fusion research community. Weapons developers...
Surveillance cameras in passenger planes?
Discussions in the aftermath of the Germanwings plane crash have raised the demand that surveillance cameras would be put in the cockpit, as an...
Police ‘Bobcat’ digging in the mud – tidbits from the AUS&R...
Israeli Police bomb disposal division showcased its robotic equipment without needing any environmental simulation. The rain provided the real setting to the display, as...
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Advanced Targeting Pods
Sniper advanced targeting pods (ATPs) for the US Air Force (USAF) will be upgraded by Lockheed Martin within the framework of a $961m contract....
Another Proof That Turkish Defense Industry is Moving Forward
The Turkish defense industry has been progressing. Turkish firm Aselsan has recently entered into an agreement with Ukrainian Antonov company to supply avionics to...
NASA aims for air traffic control system for commercial drones
Agency seeks partners for a multi-year project to develop a protocol the FAA can implement for the safe commercial use of drones in the...
Russia Will Upgrade its Fighter Aircraft Based on Operation in Syria
Russia hopes to upgrade its fleet of Sukhoi Su-35C fighters based on experience gained operating in Syria this year.
As with almost all new aircraft,...
Innovative Laser Weapon – to Equip Aircraft and Drones
General Atomics is to start testing a potentially revolutionary weapon: a 150-kilowatt class laser. It is not the only company developing laser weapons, however,...
China Developing Holographic UAV Control Center
China’s biggest aviation manufacturer, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), is developing a holographic ground control system (GCS) for UAVs.
Unveiled at Airshow China here,...
Boeing Invests in Advanced Nanotechnology
Boeing announced its investment in Gamma Alloys, which specializes in aluminum alloys focused on developing advanced metal-matrix composites for use in aerospace, automotive and...
Application of unmanned military systems – experts weigh in
The field of Unmanned Systems is rapidly developing, as part of other burgeoning sectors, such as artificial intelligence, robotics and cyber. In the course...
South African – Israeli Cheetah Fighter will Help Train U.S Pilots
The South African company Denel Aviation has concluded an agreement for the sale of 12 South African-designed Cheetah fighter jets to the US-based Draken...
Close Race for Next Tanker Drone
Boeing unveiled its entrant for US Navy's MQ-25 tanker drone program, also known as the Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System (CBARS), designed to provide...
Cyber attacks on drones
The number of missions unmanned systems are tasked with, as well as their diversity, is expanding each year. The roles they play include a...
The Israeli UAV Industry – The Smaller Companies
Sixth article in the series
by Arie Egozi
The smaller Israeli UAS manufacturers were also very active. Innocon, for example, has won a contract in early 2014...
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