UAVs in the service of Homeland Security
By David Behr
Armies all over the world have been using UAVs for decades. The U.S. Army leads the way with their use in Iraq...
Unmanned naval vehicle development: A growing trend
By iHLS NewsDesk
A few countries, including Israel, are focusing more and more on the development of autonomous, unmanned surface and underwater vehicles – meant...
Drones hit European skies
Early next year Europe could see certified professional usage drones from LiveU and its partner Virtual Robotix hitting the skies for sports, news and...
U.S Navy autonomous aerial refueling tests underway
The Navy continues to demonstrate multiple technologies that promise to significantly increase the endurance and range of carrier-based unmanned aircraft.
As part of the Unmanned...
U.K. Launches UAS Testing Center
A private initiative to supply a test, evaluation, demonstration and experimentation facility for beyond-line-of-sight (BLoS) unmanned air systems (UAS) operations in the U.K. took...
More delays for Turkish UAS
Turkey was a potential customer for advanced Israeli unmanned systems (UAS). But then came the rift in the two countries’ relations. Since then the...
Politics stop Israeli-made UAS from serving European armies
Only political considerations, are preventing Germany and France from buying medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air systems (UAS) from Israel.
A European source told iHLS that...
Homeland Security’s robotic fish put to test in Texas
The Battleship Texas, the goodwill ambassador and museum ship that resides at the San Jacinto State Historic site, is back in the business of...
Mozambique Considers Domestic Production of UAS
Unmanned aircraft could be assembled in Mozambique, under collaboration between the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Engineering Faculty of the...
New Middle East Contract for Falco
Selex ES has announced that it will supply its Falco UAS to an unnamed country in the Middle East. The €40 million contract also...
Sharp rise in British drone use in Afghanistan
The British military fired nearly seven times as many missiles from unmanned drones in Afghanistan last year as it did five years earlier, according...
UAE Drone Maker Plans to Convert Russian Superlight Choppers into UCAVs
ADCOM, an unmanned systems developer from the UAE is teaming with the Russian helicopter designer Berkut Aero design bureau to turn the Russian designed...
U.S. drones a prime target for Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda has formed teams of engineers to develop ways to defeat U.S. drones, or unmanned air systems (UAS). This according to documents leaked by...
Polish UAS to assist U.K. Royal Navy
PZL-Swidnik and Agusta-Westland have introduced the SW-4 SOLO Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS) based on the PZL’s SW-4 light single engine helicopter. The unmanned...
“Hydra” – Unmanned network of undersea platforms to deploy naval capabilities
Today’s naval forces rely primarily on highly capable multifunctional manned platforms, such as ships and submarines. Even the most advanced vessel, however, can only...
Turkey’s defense exports are on the rise
Since the defense relationship between Turkey and Israel has been cut Ankara has made a push to increase its defense industry capabilities.
Turkey’s defense industry...
World’s smallest drone may be a search-and-rescue tool
Researchers have designed, built, and tested the world’s smallest open source autopilot for small unmanned aircraft. A smaller and lighter autopilot — weighing only...
Satellite imagery reveals Iranian UAV base developments
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base on the Iranian island of Qeshm has undergone significant development in recent years, as revealed by DigitalGlobe satellite...
HoverMast to be delivered to IDF
Sky Sapience will mark a significant company milestone on September 2, 2013, when it hands over the newly upgraded Hovermast-100, tethered hovering system for...
Yemen wants killer UAS
Yemen has asked Washington to provide it with armed unmanned air systems (UAS). “I have talked with the US administration about helping us with...
Boeing: Underwater unmanned systems to perform more missions
Unmanned systems are commonplace in the world of aviation. But it wasn’t long ago that they were more of an oddity for world militaries.
That...
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