Around the clock, about 16 times a day, unmanned aircraft take off or land at a US military base at Djibouti City, Djibouti, the combat hub for the Obama administration’s counterterrorism wars in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Mapping India’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The only option for India is to fast-track the procurement of UCAVs, both from outside sources as well as from indigenous research. Continue reading
IAI Heron UAS Flies Across the Andes
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Heron has marked a new achievement last month when crossing the Andes during an operational flight demonstration held in a South American country. Continue reading
Surprise Strike Against Sudan Arms Factory – Israeli Air Force or American UAS ?
Sudan has accused that the Yarmouk munitions factory in Sudan, believed to be supplying weapons to the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, was attacked in Israeli Air Force’s last long-range raid against a nearby “dangerous terrorist state.” Continue reading
Israel, Russia & Iran Violate UN Embargo by Selling UAS to Armenia, Azerbaijan
The UN and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) have long imposed a non-binding arms embargo on both Armenia and Azerbaijan, and both are under a de facto arms ban from the United States. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Delivered a Global Hawk to US Air Force with Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawkunmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), expanding airborne communications and information sharing among military units in harsh environments. Continue reading
UK to Send Five More Reapers to Afghanistan – Operated from Britain
The UK will double the number of armed RAF Reapers in Afghanistan to 10 with the new aircraft to be operated remotely from Britain. Continue reading
France to Send UAS to Mali Region
French President Francois Hollande Gets His Teeth into It
France will move two unmanned surveillance aircraft to West Africa and is holding secretive talks with U.S. officials in Paris this week as it seeks to steer international military action to help Mali’s feeble government win back the northern part of the country from al-Qaida-linked rebels, The Associated Press has learned.