Trade secrets cases in the employment context usually provide valuable lessons on what not to do when leaving a job. The recent conviction of Stephen Marty Ward by a Washington federal jury imparts one such lesson: when you are terminated after working on a project for the Navy involving drones, don’t threaten to blackmail your former employer with trade secret disclosure. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Russian Army Trains Military Personnel to Operate UAS
Russian defence experts will train the country’s soldiers to operate the latest unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the Defence Ministry. “The main objective of military exercises is to clarify the basic requirements and methods of providing training for UAV units and to reinforce skills … in flight operations,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement. Continue reading
IAI / Stark Unveils New Mini UAS
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) US subsidiary Stark Aerospace Inc. recently began deliveries of its new mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Aerolight, which it specially designed for US Special Forces with the assistance of the Department of Defense.
Turkey Steadily Builds UAS Capabilities
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan frequently mentions the Anka, Turkey’s first indigenous UAS, in speeches.“We have reached [a technological level] that we can produce unmanned aircraft,” he proudly told Parliament on April 29.
US Refuses to Sell UAS to Algeria
The United States has refused to sell UAS to Algeria due to legal restrictions on the export of similar weapons to other countries, its ambassador in Algiers has said. Continue reading
Russian UCAV in Near Miss Near Moscow
The Russian unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) programme revealed as long ago as 2007 might have reached the flight-test phase. The evidence comes from a near midair over Arkhangelskoye on February 17, reported by the pilots of two L-29 jet trainers belonging to a civilian flying club based at the Barataevka airfield near Ulyanovsk. The L-29 pilots rapidly altered heading and altitude to escape collision with an unidentified flying object that they described as “a heavyweight unmanned air vehicle.”
South Korea: Drones ‘Confirmed as North Korean’
Three small UAS recovered near the inter-Korean border in recent months came from North Korea, South Korea’s defence ministry says. South Korean and US experts reached the conclusion based on data recovered from the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
South Korean Military UAS Crashed into Mountain near Seoul
A South Korean military UAS crashed near Seoul on Thursday, but no one was hurt, an army official said. The RQ-101 crashed into a mountain in Yangju, just north of Seoul, at around 11:44 a.m. as it was returning to an army base after a routine training mission, the official said.