Pilot – No Pilot: The Effort Continues
By Arie Egozi
The need is obvious and therefore the development effort continues in a slow pace, but it may pick up speed any minute....
US Navy Turns to UAS for Help with Radar and Communications
Scientists recently launched unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a research vessel in an experiment that could help boost the U.S Navy’s radar and communications...
New Counter UAV Concept
A new development at the counter unmanned vehicle arena. The Estonian military expects to demonstrate a prototype of its Shark counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV)...
Collaborative Effort to Answer Drone Cameras Data Needs
As drone cameras gain resolution and drone flight times grow longer, there is a growing need for simplifying data workflows and manage the huge...
The IDF operates robots for border security, intelligence gathering missions and...
The IDF is the first army in the world to operationally deploy robots to secure the border, gather tactical intelligence, clear roads, and to...
New UAV for Testing and Evaluation – Also for Manned Missions
The QF-16 drone for testing and evaluation missions took its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base, USA recently. The manned mission was the...
UAV development oversight and control
Israel’s defense industries are opposed to the proposition of a central body entrusted with determining Israel’s policy concerning unmanned systems, such as unmanned aerial...
Watch: World’s First Brain Interface Controlled Drone Race
In a world-first, the University of Florida held a drone race like no other: The competitors all used brain-controlled interfaces (BCI) to manipulate their...
Hacking U.S. Secrets, China Pushes for Drones
For almost two years, hackers based in Shanghai went after one foreign defense contractor after another, totalling at least 20 in all. Their target,...
Israeli Team to Train Asian UAV Operator
Three Israeli companies have teamed to enable an Asian customer of Israeli made unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to better train its soldiers in the...
DARPA is Looking for New UAV Ideas
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five defense firms to develop ideas for new unmanned aerial systems that will...
A UAV carrier in the skies?
The Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA) is calling for ideas on how to create a sort of airborne aircraft carrier, a system that...
Israeli Defense Company Awarded Major Contract in Brazil
Elbit Systems announced its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was directly awarded a Brazilian contract to refurbish 4 Grumman C-1A planes. The entire...
State-of-The-Art HLS Technology Displayed at UAE
The Sharjah Police has been displaying some of the most pioneering homeland security technology it has adopted at the UAE Innovation Week recently.
According to...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 2
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Part 1 specified the...
Advanced Radar to Enhance UAV’s Surveillance Capabilities
The US Navy will be equipping its newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Osprey electronically scanned radar, helping expand crews’ surveillance capabilities...
UAV Operational Experience Shared
Iran is sharing its experience of operating UAVs with Russia, including three years of operations over Iraq and Syria.
According to ainonline.com, the cooperation...
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...
Long Range Eyesight – Radar Surveillance System
A radar system has proved its advantages in vast region surveillance. The Raptor surveillance system demonstrated its capabilities when it was set up at...
Drones Restricted at the Capital Area and during Crowded Events
Drones are a source of concern for US authorities during heavily crowded events as well as during daily activities in Washington DC.
Toward the opening...
No more quota for Indian UAV companies
Indian companies will not be restricted to manufacture new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) UAV's. This is part of the ‘Make in India’ policy, in...
Still on the ground but very impressive – The Taranis UAV
It is named after the Celtic god of thunder, can fly faster than the speed of sound and evades enemy radar with its single-wing...
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A File-Notification Loophole Exposes Activity Across Major Operating Systems
Operating systems constantly monitor files so applications can react when something changes. A program may need to know when a file is created, modified...
