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(click to enlarge)The U.S. military has been forced to relocate a large fleet of UAS from a key counterterrorism base on the Horn of Africa after a string of crashes fanned local fears that the unmanned aircraft were at risk of colliding with passenger planes, according to documents and interviews. Continue reading
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Tactical Technology Office has issued a Request for Information seeking ideas, methodologies and approaches solely for information and planning purposes. Continue reading
This video features clips from the “Flying Legends Air Show 2013” official DVD and Bluray. Continue reading
Iranian officials say they have completed decoding the surveillance data and software extracted from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) UAS that the United States lost possession of nearly two years ago near the city of Kashmar. Continue reading
Two days after receiving experimental airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration Aeros Corp. began flight-testing the Aeroscraft airship. For safety, the current flights are tethered, and, according to John Kiehle, communications director at Aeros, untethered flights are expected to follow within few weeks. Continue reading
Robert Downey Jr’s personal 6 foot tall Iron Man plane, shown in this video, is not for sale. His office commissioned and bought this from Greg Tanous as a gift for making The Avengers movie. Continue reading
NASA and Development Projects Inc. (DPI) of Dayton, Ohio, have opened registration for the 2014 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airspace Operations Challenge. The $500,000 prize competition is scheduled for April 2014 in Indiana. Continue reading
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation has instructed the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) to work out a draft for a new unmanned aircraft similar to a Global Hawk, Zaman newspaper reported. Continue reading