Unmanned Systems

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,...

Human-controlled robotic systems anywhere in the world and even in space constitute the solution to various logistic and other barriers to human presence. Dr. Andre...

Strat Aero has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Dutch Government to establish an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) training facility in the...

By Arie Egozi It’s a turning point in history. A changed world. Humans vs Robots. The Middle East has become one of the largest "war laboratories"...

Aeronautics’ largest UAS, the Dominator XP, successfully completed a series of maiden flights in Mexico. The system was sold to the Mexican government via Balam...

Soon, spies could be using a robot that takes its cue from nature. This bee-inspired micro aerial vehicle (MAV) robot is the creation of...

The U.S. Air Force‘s newest MQ-9 Reaper drone, the Block 5 variant, has begun hunting the Islamic State organization, the service said. The medium-altitude drone,...

Shipborne UAVs are already available, but they are either lightweight, and therefore not powerful enough to carry the necessary instruments, or they are relatively...

A small UAV with stealth capabilities is under development. The first phase of flight trials with MAGMA, a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which...

Interview with Yossi Druker - Executive VP, General Manager Air Superiority Systems Division The Iron Dome system - How does operation Protective Edge in Gaza...

North Carolina State University researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a...

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...

Ebola is visible from space: you can see its effects. Satellite imagery that provide high-resolution pictures from low Earth orbit give a picture of...

Major General (ret) David Ivri, President, Boeing Israel, unveils hitherto undisclosed details about Mig-21 fighter jets in pursuit of Israeli UAVs "Unmanned aerial vehicles ...

The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for contractors today. The contract is for the operation of drones...

Facebook plans to fly at least one small, wireless drone at an altitude of 400 feet around its headquarters in the coming months. Meaning...

Facebook has a major ambition: connecting everyone on the planet. To achieve this goal, the company is working on new approaches to ground-based communications...

Facebook, Instagram and other platform users can now easily operate a smartphone controlled drone designed specifically for taking pictures to share on social media....

The Aerospace firm Piaggio announced that it will shortly roll out the second prototype of its P.1HH HammerHead Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), to speed...

Emergency Response departments are adopting UAVs to help save lives. The Canadian Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) has recently recruited two thermal imaging...

UAVs for long endurance require suitable power supply that will allow them to fly for many hours, especially in missions requiring flight beyond visual...

Using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to locate objects on the ground isn’t as easy as it might seem. Incorporating UAS into some situations, such...