New World Record: Longest Drone Flight
Northrop Grumman UAV series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk , set a new record for mission hours flown in one...
U.S. DARPA Develops Advanced Drone Communications
Unmanned systems 2014 – U.S. research agency DARPA is developing an advanced UAV communications system that will enable reliable, continuous and high quality transfer...
iHLS TV – Maritime Security Special Edition
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
Security experts: There's a need to address security threats caused by small vessels
Companies offer training for shipping companies...
Drones and Privacy – Global Concern
Unmanned systems event 2014 - This is becoming an international problem. The use of drones for domestic security purposes, surveillance of citizens, and putative...
U.S. and Israel Compete for German Drone Contract
Unmanned systems event 2014 - Israel finds itself in a heated competition over the supply of an advanced unmanned air system (UAS) to Germany.
As...
Brazil’s Navy to Test Austrian UAV
Unmanned Systems Event 2014 - Austrian Schiebel has been invited by the Brazilian Navy to demonstrate its Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
U.S. Drone Seeks advanced Payload
Unmanned systems 2014 – U.S. special forces UAV “Puma” seeks payload, including infrared, laser rangefinder and video, aimed at intelligence gathering and surveillance.
U.S. Army...
New U.S. Drone Subsystems Approved for Intl. Sales
Unmanned air systems (UAS) 2014 - The Lockheed Martin Kestrel autopilot has received its commodity jurisdiction, allowing for quick, affordable deployments for international markets....
Energy Companies Aim for Drones
Unmanned systems 2014 - Energy companies are looking forward to upcoming unmanned aerial vehicle regulations that could allow them to use drones to monitor...
New U.S. Drone: Small, Silent Spy
Unmanned systems 2014 - A new, small unmanned aircraft system that can be rapidly reconfigured in the field for a variety of missions has...
U.S. Drones Deployed to Locate Nigerian Girls
Unmanned systems 2014 - The US has deployed a Predator drone team of 80 military personnel — mostly airmen — to Chad to help...
Airbus and IAI team on UAS
Airbus Defense and Space and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), worldwide leaders in the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) market, signed today a teaming agreement at...
iHLS TV – Robots, Spies and Armed Drones
Issues and articles discussed in this episode:
Opposition wins elections in India
Israel Aerospace Industries introduce new combat engineering robot
Experts: In a decade everyone will have...
Israel to Benefit from Increased U.S. UAV Spending?
Unmanned vehicles 2014 - Market analysis firm Frost & Sullivan forecasts a five-year rise in U.S. military spending on unmanned aerial vehicles but recommends...
Japan: Drones to Spy on China, N. Korea
Tokyo wants to buy several Global Hawk drones to monitor the Chinese and North Korean military, Japanese media reports. The US is deploying two...
Nigera Wants Drones to Look For Kidnapped Girls
Unmanned systems 2014 - The Nigerian government has asked the U.S. to provide it with drones, to aid in the search efforts for the...
India’s Elections – Good News for Israeli Industry
The victory of India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata in the general elections may start a new era for Israeli defense and homeland security industries.
All the observers...
In a Decade: Armed Drones for Everyone
Unmanned systems 2014 - Virtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next...
U.S. Launches New Aerostat System
Unmanned systems 2014 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Air and Marine Operations officially launched the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)...
iHLS TV – Flying Cars, Robotic Boats and Rising Terror
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
New video covers the first flight test of the Black Knight Transformer, a flying, unmanned truck.
New York hosts...
A New Mini UAS is Unveiled
Stark Aerospace, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has unveiled its ArrowLite hand launched, single operator tactical UAS. The ArrowLite was designed, developed...
U.S. Marines Want More SIGINT Drones
The U.S. Marine Corps wants more BlackJack UAS.
The service has deployed an early version of its newest unmanned aerial system (UAS), the small,...
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