Israel tops UAV exporters’ list
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in the period between 1985 and 2014, 60.7% of all exported unmanned aircraft in the...
Robotic Tech Will Supply More Dynamic Security
Two companies hope to change the face of security using the interaction of technology and humans. Star River Inc. and Aerotronic have recently announced...
Aerostat Systems Aid U.S. DHS Border Patrols
TCOM, the supplier of airborne persistent surveillance solutions, is supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to improve U.S. Border Patrol operations in the...
France Deploys UAVs in Mali
France will deploy its first U.S-made unarmed surveillance drones to West Africa by the end of the year.
France's military intervention in Mali in January...
IAF: UAV Sorties on the rise
A marked rise in the number of reconnaissance sorties performed by the Israeli Air Force's (IAF) unmanned systems (UAS) and unmanned vehicles (UAVs), as...
The US Air Force wants You to build their next drone...
The Pentagon hopes that the next Predator is in someone's garage.
The US Air Force (USAF) recently announced a $2 million prize for the U.S....
Electronic Attack to Counter Drones
A new scalable counter-unmanned air vehicle (C-UAV) system has been unveiled by Finmeccanica’s systems and sensors house Selex ES at DSEI 2015.
Known as Falcon...
UAV For Special Forces
By ARIE EGOZI
This is without any doubt one very special niche in the world of UAVs. I refer to small vertical takeoff and landing...
A newer version for China’s Wing Loong UAV
A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), which is seen as threatening the West's dominance of the global UAV market, now has an upgraded version that...
IAI Joins Effort to Supply Protection Against UAV’s
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has joined the wide effort to bring to the market an effective system that can detect and foil attacks by...
Wanted: A Large Ship-Based UAV for Multiple Purposes
The Marine Corps is in the early phases of developing a large Group 5 unmanned aerial system (UAS) that would operate from a ship...
Using a Drone for Underground Exploration
An innovative drone technology can explore hidden spaces. The European Space Agency (ESA) has been testing equipment, techniques and working methods for missions with...
Watchkeeper to France?
Is the Watchkeeper unmanned air system (UAS) on its way to France? This system is based on the Hermes-450 made by Elbit Systems.
Sources at...
Embargo on Israeli sale of used helicopters to Nigeria
The U.S has blocked any sales of surplus American-made weapon systems by Israel to Nigeria. The Americans also indicated that Israeli made systems should...
US Navy Presents: Autonomous Squadron
The US Navy will stand up its first unmanned-only aviation squadron in the coming weeks in a formal ceremony, the Navy’s director of air...
“Smart Dubai” Initiative Continues to Shock The World
Months after Dubai unveiled the first flying taxis in the world, Dubai Police recently unveiled another world’s first — autonomous, self-driving miniature police cars...
AI-Based Drone Vs. Human Pilot
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California put their work to the test recently. Timing laps through a twisting obstacle course, they...
ADME Conference: Balloon-Mounted Radar
World militaries are very familiar with ground and airborne radars. A relatively new type of radar is carried as a payload, installed under floating...
Flyox, Largest Amphibious UAV, Completes Maiden Flight
On the 15th of May, 2015 Singular Aircrafts’s Flyox I, currently the largest UAV in the aviation market, completed its test flight in Hofn,...
Original Approach to Deep Learning Computation Power
Researchers have developed a new approach to heavy computation, using light instead of electricity, which they say could vastly improve the speed and efficiency...
Holographic Radar Can Detect UAS at 4 Nautical Miles
Following a series of tests beginning at the end of last year, Aveillant’s unique holographic radar has proved able to detect and track drones,...
The Air Force Of The Future
The US Air Force is gearing up for large technology research, requesting some $2.5 billion for research in its budget for fiscal year 2017....
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Modern Battlefields Need More Than Firepower — They Need Resilient Networks
Modern combat increasingly depends on the rapid movement of information between units. Drones, helicopters, artillery systems, and ground troops all generate large amounts of...
