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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed on Friday to acquire its first fleet of unarmed unmanned aircraft under a long-sought deal that defence officials said would help fill a gap in alliance surveillance capabilities exposed by last year’s military campaign in Libya.
MQM-107D StreakerThe North Korean military is developing unmanned “suicide” attack aircraft to target South Korean troops on the northwestern islands, a South Korean Army source claimed Sunday.
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Elbit Systems has expanded its portfolio of payloads with the recent launch of a Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 UAS hyper-spectral payload with new intelligence capabilities. Continue reading
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, at an Air Force Association event in Washington on February 2, previewed more details of the USAF portion of the fiscal 2013 budget request that comes out February 13. Continue reading
A House-Senate conference report last week called on the Administration to accelerate the use of civilian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in US airspace. Continue reading
What appeared to be human forms recently seen flying over New York City made passes along the Brooklyn Bridge, flew past the Statue of Liberty, and some even performed loops — they were also part of a viral marketing campaign. Continue reading
Pfc. James Leaverton receives his aviation wings from Commanding General of the Intelligence Center of Excellence Jerry Proctor – Photo: Beatrice Richardson Private First Class James Leaverton was honoured for being the 10,000th unmanned aircraft system operator to graduate at the United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE), Fort Huachuca since the inception of pilotless aircraft training began in 1986.
MI6 Films is one of the operators targeted by the FAA in its crackdown on the use of remote-control aircraft to shoot aerial video and photos for the real estate trade. Continue reading