Two US unmanned aircraft have crashed separately in southern Somalia near the border with Kenya, according to Iran’s Press TV. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Embraer Reveals First Harpia Image
Embraer has revealed the first image of a new medium-altitude UAS now under development and aimed for the Brazilian defence and security market. Continue reading
S-Shaped UAS on Show at Dubai Air Show
UAE firm Adcom Systems is displaying a full-sized mock-up of a medium altitude long endurance UAS, called the United 40, in the static park at the Dubai Air Show. Continue reading
Israel’s Giant Eitan Soon to be Operational
The Israeli Air Force’s largest unmanned aircraft is scheduled to begin operations within several months after eight years in development. Continue reading
Iranian Students Build $15,000 UAS
Head of the Khomeini-Shahr branch of the Islamic Azad University, Khalifeh Soltani, announced on Monday that a group of students have built an unmanned aircraft which specializes in rescue and relief operations.
“Drones” 4th Most Frequent Word in Internet Media in 2011
Respected UK daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, just published the Global Language Monitor Top 10 lists of the most commonly used words, phrases and names in English speaking media internet in the past year. It concludes that ‘drones’ has entered the list of the Top 10 most commonly used words – in fourth place. The full list is here:
ICUAS 12 June 2012 – Succeeds UAV 08-10
Since its debut in 2008, the annual UAV Symposium has grown tremendously. To better reflect this growth and embrace the attention the field of unmanned systems receives globally, this annual meeting will be renamed “INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS”. ICUAS 12 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, during the week of June 11, 2012. Continue reading
Shackleton Energy Company to Mine the Moon for Water with Manned and Unmanned Systems
The process of establishing the world’s first operational lunar base and propellant depot business in space is underway as the Shackelton Energy Company launches its initial fund raising campaign. This comes in the footsteps of recent amazing new discoveries of huge deposits of propellant-feedstock ice on the moon by NASA and other international space programmes. Continue reading