Unmanned Systems

Israel aerospace industries (IAI) is constantly upgrading the capabilities of its mini UAS. The company has extended the endurance of its BirdEye- 400 mini unmanned...

A review of new robots that were developed to assist first responders: Police, fire fighters, search and rescue units, medical emergency units and more.

Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) M-19HD payload has successfully completed its first airborne test-flight on a light aircraft as part of the development program. Additional...

CybAero, a Swedish company specializing in its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopter, has received an order of 70 rotary-wing drones, valued at $100 million...

China is on the fast track to become a major UAS manufacturer. Some of the development efforts are being displayed in the “2014 China UAV...

By the year 2040, 3D printers could be so advanced that they could create small unmanned aircraft, BAE Systems scientists and engineers claim. These unmanned...

Ukrainians have taken the concept of online crowdfunding to a new level, raising enough money to buy the country's first "people's drone". With Ukraine's army...

The unmanned air systems (UAS) in the Israeli airforce (IAF) Palmachim airbase are playing a major role in the effort to suppress the rocket...

Issues and articles mentioned in this episode: U.S. company develops new drones for pipe inspection U.S. Army develops new surveillance balloons Obama administration asks allies to improve...

More and more, drones are flying over some of the toughest peacekeeping missions in the world, improving the United Nations’ intelligence-gathering capability, but also...

An unidentified western European NATO member has selected the MicroB UAS for its defense forces. The MicroB, manufactured by Israeli BlueBird Aero Systems, is a...

This is a growing international problem - small drones that enter commercial aviation airspaces. In a recent incident, a small drone prompted a warning to...

A new version of the Israeli BirdEye650 mini-UAS was released recently, dubbed the BirdEye650 D. The BirdEye 650, designed and produced by IAI, was first...

Reviewing the use of armed drones by the U.S. and Britain over the last few years, in light of recent events in Syria and...

The days of observing hundreds of miles of oil pipeline from a plane or dangling 200 feet in the air from a wind tower...

Loss of telemetry downlink signal was the main cause for the crash of an MQ-1B Predator 7.5 nautical miles north of Holloman Air Force...

The U.S. Army is developing 80-yard long surveillance balloons that can pinpoint targets from beyond-the-horizon by floating up to 10,000-feet in the sky and...

Irish police are investigating a recent incident at Wheatfield Prison in which a helicopter drone full of drugs crashed into the prison. The incident was...

Issues and articles discussed in this episode: ISIS terrorists threaten Israel with nuclear retaliation Manufacturer of anti-drone measures receives death threats Massive, world-spanning hacking industry revealed New form...

Rockwell Collins and NASA have scheduled risk reduction tests that will eventually enable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to safely operate in the national airspace. The...

Insitu is developing a heavier version of its Integrator unmanned air system. "Right now, we’re working on taking an Integrator-like platform and taking it...

Israeli ground forces are getting more help from above. First it was UAS and now the idea is to equip almost every fighter with...