The Dutch defence ministry is buying four unmanned aircraft from an American company at a cost of up to €250m. The MQ-9 Reapers are being bought ‘off the shelf’ and must be fully operational by the end of 2017, defence minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told parliament in a statement on Thursday. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Completes 5,000 Combat Missions
The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the U.S. Air Force, has completed 5,000 combat missions connecting warfighters in the air and on the ground. Continue reading
Shadow Flies Again in Alaska
The paratroopers of the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division launched an unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, on Forward Operating Base Sparta for the first time since 2008 on Friday, Nov. 15. Continue reading
WW2 Corsair Fighter – Low Level and Fast
World renowned WW2 warbird fighter pilot Keith Skilling puts the Old Stick and Rudder Company’s Goodyear FG-1D Corsair through its paces at the Classic Fighters airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand in 2005. Continue reading
Stealth Explained – Video
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Alan Brown, the first Chief Engineer of the F-117, explain how lowering radar cross-section numbers is all a matter of angles and degrees. Continue reading
New QuadRotor from UAV Solutions for First Responders
UAV Solutions, Inc. debuted its new Phoenix 30 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) last week at Secured Cities 2013 which was held at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Ecologist Wants UAS to Protect the World’s Forests and Wildlife
Ecologist Lian Pin Koh makes a persuasive case for using UAS to protect the world’s forests and wildlife. These lightweight autonomous flying vehicles can track animals in their natural habitat, monitor the health of rainforests, even combat crime by detecting poachers via thermal imaging. Added bonus? They’re also entirely affordable. Continue reading
BAE and Dassault Submit Plan for Joint UCAV Development
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have submitted proposals to the British and French governments to jointly develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, according to the UK Defence Ministry. Continue reading