Israel Gave Secret U.S. Tech to China
Secret U.S. missile and electro-optics technology was transferred to China recently by Israel, prompting anger from the U.S. and causing a senior Israeli defense...
EU Encourages Dual-Use Projects
Dual-purpose projects that can serve both defense and security across the EU will be the focus of some agencies from 2014.
The European Commission and...
Russia is Developing a “UAV-Killer” Defense System
Russia is upgrading its short-range Pantsir-S air defense systems with an improved capability to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
“The modernization...
Yemeni Parliament Votes to Ban U.S. Drones
An anti-drone motion was passed by Yemen’s parliament on Sunday, banning drone attacks. The symbolic vote comes amid growing anger against US unmanned aircrafts...
Israeli UAV Achieves Major Development Milestone
The AirMule, an unmanned VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft developed by Tactical Robotics Ltd., a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, Ltd., has successfully completed...
Tijuana, Mexico to Adopt UAVs for Emergency Response
Tijuana believes in unmanned air systems (UAS). The city plans to use UAS to monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires.
The...
The Israeli HERON UAS to Continue Serving Australia
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) "Work horse" the Heron unmanned air systems (UAS) will continue to serve the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The...
INSS: The Future of Unmanned Systems
Israeli policy makers may still be unaware of the future strategic potential of the widespread use of unmanned systems. The state may be missing...
France and Britain May Develop Joint Combat UAV
In the meantime, Britain and France are on track to decide next year whether to jointly develop an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) following...
U.S. Company Introduces Improved Navigation Systems for Unmanned Vehicles
The Sparton Corp. Navigation and Exploration segment in De Leon Springs, Fla., is introducing the GEDC-6E improved gyro attitude and heading measurement system and...
Secret U.S. Spy Drone Revealed
Northrop Grumman Corp., one of the U.S. Defense Department’s biggest contractors and the driving force behind the Navy’s experimental X-47B drone, has developed a...
Wind River Supported the Development of a New European UAV
Wind River VxWorks 653 and Wind River Professional Services enable AgustaWestland to design, develop, build and test unmanned rotor craft in record time.
Wind River,...
Fast Draw – The Israeli UAV Wars
The dirty war between the Israeli UAV manufacturers, especially IAI and Elbit Systems, keeps damaging Israel.
The latest incident concerns a Polish Defense Ministry contract...
U.S. Navy Launches UAV from Submarine
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has demonstrated the launch of an all-electric, fuel cell-powered, unmanned aerial system (UAS) from a submerged submarine. The...
Russia to Test UAE-Made Drone Next Year
Russia’s armed forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates early next year, the manufacturer of the drone...
Small UAV to Generate 3D Maps
MetaVR has unveiled an aircraft-mounted system for using geospatial data to generate 3-D terrain maps.
The company describes the system as a “low-cost process for...
The Upgraded MIDS Tactical Command Vehicle
Renault Trucks Defense and Thales SA have unveiled the new version of the MIDS tactical command post vehicle.
Integrating a mobile system for managing large-scale...
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...
U.S. Army Purchases New Micro-UAS
The U.S Army recently purchased 36 Maveric unmanned aerial systems as a result of an urgent request from soldiers in theater.
The request was made...
Unmanned Systems – Saving Human Lives
Roadside bombs in Afghanistan, mines in the Persian Gulf’s shipping lanes, blazing infernos in downtown neighborhoods – danger seemingly lurks around every corner.
Throughout time,...
AUS&R 2013 Air Show Update: Live Display, Part 2
The second and last part of the live display included a simulated operational scenario. Targets were placed on the ground, including two armed “terrorists”,...
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