What Is the US Air Force Trying to Achieve?
The secretive US Air Force Boeing X-37B orbital unmanned spacecraft has recently landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility following an extended...
Multifunction Payloads to Solve Compact UAS Problem
Today, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) typically require multiple payloads with dedicated components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, and processors, to conduct communications, radar,...
New UAS Combines VTOL Capability with Advanced Mapping Sensors
A new unique unmanned aerial system was recently revealed. The Tilt Rotor, Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), hydrogen fuel cell powered advanced terrain mapping...
Electronic Warfare System Counters UASs
More electronic warfare (EW) technologies have emerged as a counter unmanned aerial systems weapon. Recently, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully showcased its SkyCAP counter...
Stealth Micro UAV for the Army, Police and Special Forces
A stealth Micro UAV has been showcased for the first time. The companies Desert Wolf and FLIR have brought the Black Hornet micro unmanned...
Successful Interception of UAVs by Stinger Missiles
During a recent US Army test, a pair of Raytheon Stinger anti-air missiles equipped with new proximity fuzes intercepted two small unmanned airborne systems—an...
Infrastructure Inspection – Through UAV Beyond Line of Sight
beyond line of sightSurveillance missions and the monitoring of critical infrastructures and installations through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles often require flight beyond the visual line...
Information Gathering Tech to be Used Before Maritime Operations
A new information gathering technology will be used for the first time with US Navy unmanned vehicle systems to improve how information is gathered...
Egozi: Can Israel Keep its Leadership in the UAV Market?
By ARIE EGOZI
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a very important item in the defense shopping lists of countries around the world.
The number of...
Would New UAV Developments Replace Aircraft?
Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) presented 16 technology research projects in various stages of maturity during the second biennial...
Attempt to Handle UAV Traffic Before it’s Too Late
Reno-Stead Airport’s future is looking upward, to the world of drones. Recently, members of the media were invited to see the latest technologies NASA...
New Drone May Revolutionize Aerial Mapping and Surveillance
Drone company Atmos UAV has recently launched Marlyn, a lightweight drone which flies automatically, effortlessly at high wind speeds. One of the first customers...
Major Collaboration in The UAV Industry
A reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been developed. The collaboration between...
Moving Against Civilian UAVs Endangering Aircraft
The administration of the Hangzhou airport in eastern China will use a high-tech solution to keep UAVs at a safe distance. The decision is...
Airport Tries New Model of UAV Control
Will a new radar be able to expand the area where drones can fly? Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport crews will begin installing a new...
Utilizing Solar Energy to Power Long Endurance UAV Flights
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section have investigated the presence of solar photovoltaics to the cooperative...
Creating The Perfect Air-Combat Duo
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated a mixed formation of manned and unmanned F-16s in a simulated combat...
Ground-Aerial Security Robot
A new security robot has a drone that it can send after intruders and get an aerial view of the situation. The 176-pound golf-cart-sized...
New Technologies for Border Perimeter Security
The 3,323-km stretch that India shares with Pakistan is one of the most sensitive sections of its land borders. Fencing the entire stretch has...
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...
Drone Swarms – Effective Counter-UAS Solution?
Swarming unmanned aircraft systems could be a solution for spoofing or jamming enemy drones and solve the shot doctrine problem when exercising counter-UAS capabilities.
Cintel’s...
The Future is Here – iHLS Future Forces Conference Attracted Attention
Defense industry leaders and officials participated at the conference and exhibition organized by iHLS on Future Forces.
At the annual conference held for the fourth...
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