Elbit Systems Introduces Skylark 3
Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3: A new autonomous mini-Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance,...
Turkish Drone Anka Is Ready For Take-Off
The Anka, a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone developed by Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) made its debut missionary flight, Turkish aerospace officials said. The Anka is...
The Fight For Mandating UAV Training
The US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) think all unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) owners should be required to pass an online training course to...
The New “Impact ” UAV
The new Israeli UAV manufacturer Meteor , has partially unveiled its "Impact" medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV.
The new UAV is dubbed "Impact" and...
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...
IAI’s Heron Marks 70,000 Flight Hours In Afghanistan
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Heron-1 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) recently marked its 70,000th flight hour in Afghanistan, after less than 7 years of operation...
Hankuk Carbon and IAI To Develop Next Generation VTOL UAV
Hankuk Carbon, a Korean composite manufacturer, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) to establish a Joint Venture to...
Airbus To Release Anti-UAV System
Many defence experts are worried about the increasing prevalence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and their potential to be used for spying or terrorist...
UAS Market to Reach $2.3 Billion by 2017
Homeland security and commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) are used by countries to protect their borders and get aerial views of commercial projects. Complex...
Pentagon Seeks Next Phase In Laser Weapon Technology
The Pentagon has played around with aircraft armed with lasers in the past, with the most famous recent example being the Air Force’s missile-zapping...
Russia’s War Robots Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up To Be
In the future, robots might do most of the fighting on the battlefield, but war robots aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, for...
FAROS – The Wall Climbing, Flying, Firefighting Drone
Fires in skyscrapers are considered some of the most dangerous, as was depicted in the 1974 American disaster film “Towering Inferno.” To help firefighters,...
WATCH: Autonomous UAV Landing On Top Of Moving Car
A group of German engineers have managed to get an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to autonomously land on a car travelling at 75 km/h....
DARPA Developing Ocean-floor Dormant Pods
Imagine robot pods lying soundlessly at the bottom of the ocean, awaiting instructions to surface and launch long dormant drones. It may sound like...
Intel Acquires Ascending To Break Into Drone Game
Semiconductor giant Intel has recently announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire Ascending Technologies, A German unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) software manufacturer....
Humans Still Most Important Factor In UAV Incidents
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is using special training to improve the way Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crews operate the system.
Crew Resource management...
Watch: How to Trap And Capture A Drone
The more popular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) become, the more of a nuisance can they be to some. Sometimes, they can even pose a...
Man Charged With Smuggling US UAV Parts to Pakistan
The United States is trying to prosecute a man accused of trying to smuggle parts for military-grade drones to the Pakistani military.
Syed Vaqar...
New Technique To Increase UAV Manoeuverability
Researchers at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics in China have developed a new technology that enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to safely maneuver in...
UAV Strategy Could Help Malta With Borders
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for border control, surveillance, and humanitarian operations could provide the Armed Force of Malta (AFM) with capabilities beyond those...
Watch Parrot’s New Drone Flying At 80 km/h
Parrot has created a unique drone that can fly for 45 minutes on a single charge and reach speeds up to 80 kilometers per...
Watch: A Drone Controlled By An Apple Watch
A Taiwanese technology research has found a way to make both Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and the Apple Watch cooler by having them work...
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Meet the Robot Dog Built to Survive Arctic Ice and Freezing...
Collecting data in the Arctic is often as challenging as the research itself. Beneath seemingly solid snow can lie hidden pools of icy water,...
