This video, uploaded on March 24, 2012, shows the made-in-Iran UAS, known as “Pahpad”, taking off and operating from Hamah airbase in the city of Hama, in the West of Syria, north of Damascus. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US May Base Global Hawk on Cocos Islands, Australia
Australia’s Cocos Islands territory could be used as a staging point for flights by United States unmanned surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea. Continue reading
Weight Threshold Determines Who Flies US Navy UAS
The US Navy has set a weight-based threshold for who will operate unmanned aircraft, with UAS weighing more than 55 pounds (25 Kilos) being operated as adjuncts to manned systems, while operators of lighter aircraft will come from other corners of the service. Continue reading
US Navy Arms Firescout
A team at Webster Field Annex is working briskly to support an urgent Navy request to weaponize the MQ-8B Fire Scout, marking the first time the Navy will arm an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
The Fate of the Unwanted Global Hawk Block 30s
The US Air Force intends to place six of the Global Hawk Block 30 remotely piloted aircraft that it doesn’t want to operate beyond Fiscal 2012 into non-recoverable storage and another 12 into recoverable storage, said Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz on Tuesday. Continue reading
Iran’s New Shaparak UAS
Iran's Karrar
Iran claims to have produced a new indigenous unmanned aircraft, which it apparently, “possesses high capabilities and versatile features to meet its objectives.” Continue reading
Cassidian Cancels Talarion
EADS company Cassidian confirms that it has halted work on the Talarion unmanned aircraft system programme, after failing to secure financial backing from potential future buyers. Continue reading
IAI Unveils Unmanned ‘Butterfly’
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled the prototype of its “Butterfly” unmanned aircraft system, as part of an effort to develop covert miniature equipment for use by Special Forces personnel. Continue reading