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Newsreel footage of first tests of rocket weaponry by the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Iran Claims 2 Raven UAS Downed in 2012
Iran claims to have captured two miniature U.S.-made unmanned surveillance aircraft over the past 17 months, according to Iranian media. Continue reading
US Air Force 132nd Fighter Wing to Replace F-16 by Unmanned Aircraft
The roar of F-16 fighter jets streaking across the sky over Des Moines on training missions will soon be silenced. Continue reading
MIT Develops Autonomous UAS Flight
“Computers do things more precisely and faster than humans,” says Mary “Missy” Cummings, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. “But we need humans to deal with uncertainty. It’s this combination that interests me.” Continue reading
US Navy Issues Urgent Order to Equip MQ-8 Fire Scout with Maritime Surveillance Radar
U.S. Navy officials have issued an urgent order to equip the service’s MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter with the Telephonics Corp. RDR-1700 maritime-surveillance radar system. Continue reading
Japan Plans to Deploy Global Hawk to East China Sea
JAPAN is considering introducing American unmanned aircraft to boost surveillance of its territorial waters near islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a bitter dispute with Beijing, Kyodo News says. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $28M US Air Force Reaper Support Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is being awarded a $28,282,516 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for logistics support for the US Air Force MQ-1/MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Systems programme. Continue reading
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Bring Down Mission-Critical GPS Networks with $2,500 Device
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Scientists have devised a series of novel and inexpensive attacks that can severely disrupt mission-critical global positioning systems relied on by the military and a variety of industrial players, including airlines, mining companies, and operators of hydroelectric plants and other critical infrastructure. Continue reading