Preparing for The Small UASs Challenge
Countering small UASs (unmanned aerial systems) to help protect warfighters has become a growing need recognized by the US defense administration. DARPA (Defense Advanced...
Acronyms – The Technology Forces a Change
By Arie Egozi
The world is changing fast and defense technologies and the rules that are meant to control them are also very flexible.
This fact...
New Addition to Arsenal in Fight Against ISIS
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,...
Global Hawk – for Hurricane Forecasting Missions
The unmanned aircraft Global Hawk flew above hurricanes and transmitted important information and forecasts. This was achieved through a unique collaboration including Cherokee Nation...
Would 3-D Printed Drone Replace the Raven?
A new technology will make drone manufacture much cheaper and more efficient. That’s the vision behind a new drone program, from NexLog, the US...
Drone-Delivery Technology – Releasing Packages in Mid-Flight
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office have recently granted Amazon a patent for a method to guide packages released from drones safely to the...
A Thriving Industry: Another New UAV
The South African company Ultimate Unmanned has launched its new Viper 1000C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is based on a Stemme motor glider.
The...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 1
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
The iHLS technology desk...
Extreme Endurance Solar-Electric UAV Development in The Works
A solar-electric UAV will support commercial and security requirements. Bye Aerospace announced an important engineering, development and production collaboration with SolAero Technologies Corp. to...
Drones to Conduct Maritime Environmental Missions
Drones will be used for maritime environmental surveillance and monitoring missions in Europe, while guarding their ability to engage in emergency missions as well...
The Future of UAVs: An Israeli Aircraft for the HLS Market
Israeli UAV manufacturer Innocon has unveiled a version of its Spider unmanned air system (UAS). Unmanned air systems are being used more and more...
The robots in homeland security – revolution or evolution
There is no doubt - many homeland security missions in the not so far future will be performed by joint forces of "robots" in...
An Equivalent to License plates – for UAV’s?
AirMap, a world leader in airspace management for unmanned aircraft, recently announced a partnership with DigiCert that will enable, for the first time, instant...
Record Number of Drones Flying in Swarm
A world record was set for the largest drone swarm ever deployed during an aerial show in China. A swarm of 1,180 coordinated drones...
AUS&R Update: The Professional Convention
During AUS&R 2015 a certificate of appreciation was given to Shabtai Brill, who served in the intelligence corps. Brill was the very first person...
CNN Launches UAS Systems for Newsgathering
CNN announced the launch of CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR). For the first time in the company’s history, CNN will have a...
From Heron to Super Heron
IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Operators of the Israel aerospace industries (IAI)...
Drones to Help Police Investigate Car Crashes
A new Massachusetts police department drone will soon provide investigators reconstructing car accidents with a much-needed eye in the sky — and is expected...
Interesting Partner for US Military
An innovative group of engineers is designing and building a futuristic aircraft in a small airfield near the US capital. The engineering firm, Aurora...
China to Deploy “Advanced ” UAS on Aircraft Carrier
Experts say that China may use its first aircart carrier for the operation of different types of UAS.
Beijing's first aircraft carrier has returned from...
Mobileye-Intel Deal: Boost for The Autonomous Vehicle Industry
The recent purchase of the Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye by the Intel Corp. for $15.3 billion puts a spotlight on the rapid...
Virgin Atlantic jet’s ‘close call’ with radio-controlled drone
A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet from London to New York had a close call with a radio-controlled drone as it made its final approach...
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