Growing interest in the Dominator XP UAS
The Mexican armed forces are operating the Aeronautics Dominator XP unmanned air system (UAS).Negotiations are underway with some other potential clients.
The first export contract...
Drones vs safety and privacy
President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to federal agencies to guard against abuse of data collected by drones. This ruling also stipulates a 180-day...
Four Decades Of Israeli UAV’s Technology
In the 1970’s, Israel was the world’s pioneer in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Today, Israel is still at the global forefront...
Elbit’s Hermes 450 May Change Agriculture As We Know It
The Elbit Systems Hermes 450 aircraft took off from the Hillsboro airport on May 20th. to start a summer-long project that will take pictures...
India Wants Predators, Technological Cooperation
India is looking to acquire a few Predator drones from the US, Defense News reports. Just days after India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited...
Royal Navy’s New ‘Eye in the Sky’
UK warships are to benefit from a new surveillance capability as part of a 30 million pounds contract signed by MOD
ScanEagle is a maritime...
Improved Gray Eagle Flies More than 45 Hours
General Atomics, the U.S. unmanned air systems (UAS) manufacturer, announced the successful completion of the first of two planned U.S. Army endurance demonstration flights...
Made in Israel: Tiny Eyes in the Sky
CONTROP, a manufacturer of electro-optic systems for defense, is presenting a new technological breakthrough at the upcoming DEFEXPO 2014 in New Delhi, India: A...
Ireland: Aviation body has issued 22 drone permits
The Irish Aviation Authority has issued permits to 22 operators to use drones or unmanned air systems (UAS) in the Republic.
The UAS sanctioned by the authority...
Unmanned Military Systems: Formulating Policy
How should the State of Israel ready itself ahead of the advent of unmanned systems and the expanding uses and applications thereof?
Though Israel constitutes...
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...
A UAV carrier – evolution or revolution?
By Arie Egozi
Unmanned air vehicles (UAV) systems carrier? Well, not in the near future but while until some years ago, the idea would have...
Xiaomi Mi Drone Undercuts DJI
Xiaomi is known for its smartphones. One of its latest, the Mi 5, is a direct competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy S7. The Mi 5...
Saab Counter-UAV Radar Gets New Capabilities
Saab has announced that it has made upgrades to the ability of its Giraffe surface radars to detect both UAVs and stealth-cloaked aircraft.
When a...
Unmanned Systems Collaboration Model Researched
The Georgia Tech Research Institute has developed Collaborative Unmanned Systems Technology Demonstrator (CUSTD) - an unmanned systems platform for performing collaborative autonomy research. The...
New Anti-Icing Technology for UAVs
In order to achieve maximum operational performance, unmanned aircraft systems must be able to complete missions in adverse weather conditions, such as light to...
New Approach to Drone Technology
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is partnering with the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office to create a new organization dedicated to advancing drone technology....
How to Keep Drones Away from No-Fly Zones?
Drones proliferation poses a grave threat to vital infrastructure and government facilities. With a great many no-go zones that aren't clearly delineated, drones or...
International Convention of Autonomous Unmanned Systems and Robotics (AUS&R)
International Convention of Autonomous Unmanned Systems and Robotics
AUS&R 26-28/11/2013
Highlighting past, present and future aspects of unmanned systems, and their use in military,...
New Spy UAV – Too Fast for Radar
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works is proposing a replacement for the SR-71 spy plane The SR-72, is a Mach 6 drone that doesn't need to...
Marine Corps Testing Black Jack Drone
The U.S. Marine Corps is testing a new 135-pound, catapult-launched UAS that can take off from an amphibious assault ship and climb to 15,000...
A World Breakthrough in UAV Propulsion
A cooperation between Israel and Singapore has resulted in a breakthrough in powering unmanned air systems. "This will change the world of UAVs and...
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Modern Battlefields Need More Than Firepower — They Need Resilient Networks
Modern combat increasingly depends on the rapid movement of information between units. Drones, helicopters, artillery systems, and ground troops all generate large amounts of...
