The BQM-167 “Skeeter” blasts off the launch rail like a rocket, and flies like a cruise missile. Each one costs about $570,000. Air Force fighter pilots use them for target practice over the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Dancing with Drones
For the past several years, researchers at MIT and the modern dance company Pilobulus have teamed up to explore the interactions between humans and robots as the line between man and machine continues to blur. Continue reading
France gets Pentagon Approval to buy Reapers
France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reapers for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. Continue reading
Vietnam to Buy UAS from Belarus
Vietnam plans to buy Belarusian unmanned aircarft systems, Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Minsk on Thursday, APA reports quoting Xinhua. Continue reading
Australia Considers Triton
Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly announced last week that the Government would issue a Letter of Request (LOR) to the United States to gain access to detailed cost, capability and availability information on the United States Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned Aircraft. Continue reading
EADS Sees Future for Euro Hawk After German cancellation
European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. said that equipment developed for five Euro Hawks can find other uses after the German government said it would abort the 508 million-euro ($661 million) project. Continue reading
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Conducts Ship-Based UAS Mission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment’s Puma UAS. Continue reading
Raytheon Delivers Jamming Payloads for Gray Eagle
Raytheon Company has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army’s Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy NAVSEA-Crane in 2012. Continue reading