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Turkish defense contractor STM Defense Technologies Engineering, which offers Kamikaze drones for use by security forces, continues its efforts for more advanced products and exports at the Ostim Technopark facilities in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Continue reading
A first-of-its kind trial to remotely pilot a small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) from the back of a C-130J has the potential to open up a range of capability options for the joint force. The effort was a collaboration between Plan Jericho, 3SECFOR, 37 Squadron and Army. Continue reading
The technology multinational GMV has won a contract under the Spanish MoD’s RAPAZ program for the supply of four Class I Seeker RPAS, to be integrated into the intelligence units of the Paratrooper Brigade and the Tercio de Armada de Infantería de Marina (Marine Infantry Protection Force), thus providing them with the most advanced version of the unmanned aircraft Seeker. Continue reading
UAS outfitted with both a marker strobe (inset) and a traditional survey prism used to evaluate the accuracy of the motion-capture system
The U.S. Army has implemented a one-of-a-kind outdoor system to test swarming drones–with a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility. Continue reading
Houthi rebels in Yemen are becoming increasingly capable in making unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can carry explosives long distances. Their new skills are part of Iran’s strategy to use drones and UAV technology to project its power across the region with the ability to use ‘plausible deniability’ as an excuse for attacks. Continue reading
MQ-9 Reaper taxis toward the runway at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, March 1, 2019
In cooperation with the Estonian government and in support of our Baltic region allies and partner nations, U.S. Air Forces in Europe has temporarily relocated MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, personnel and support equipment assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group Detachment 2 to Amari Air Base, Estonia. Continue reading
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A drone was filmed over Idlib on Sunday and allegedly carried out a strike on a car using the secretive R9X “ninja” missile, a modified version of a Hellfire missile that uses blades to kill instead of a warhead. Continue reading
French Navy’s future tactical VTOL drone system
As part of a larger potential recovery plan to help the French aerospace industry cope with the current economic crisis, the French ministry of the Armed Forces announced on its Twitter account that the procurement of rotary and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the French Navy will be made ahead of schedule. Continue reading