U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., perform during the 2014 Nellis Air Force Base Open House Nov 8, 2014. Continue reading
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US Air Force Global Hawk Hits 500-Mission Milestone
As the morning sun beat down on its nearly 131-foot wingspan, the EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft descended from its 60,000-foot perch for the 500th time, coming to rest at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 11. Continue reading
Sukhoi Su-24 Downed by F-16s on Syrian Border
Turkish fighter jets have shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, with conflicting claims over whether the downed aircraft violated Turkish airspace. Continue reading
SkyTracker’s anti-UAS Electronic Perimeter Boundary
CACI International Inc has announced the release of SkyTracker, a precision system to protect high-value assets and support public safety against the escalating threat posed by the inadvertent or unlawful misuse of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Compact Drone Wins Proto Labs’ Cool Idea! Award
The developers of the Sprite, a small, durable drone that offers an alternative to larger, generally more fragile quad-copter drones, have been presented with the latest Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award, a service grant given to innovative companies by quick-turn manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc.
P-51D Mustang
Listen to the awesome whistling sound of the Royce Merlin engine as this veteran fighter aircraft (‘Marinell’ of the Hardwick Warbirds collection) swoops by at the 2014 Little Gransden Air and Car Show, held at Little Gransden, England. Continue reading
Indian Army Cancels Nishant UAV Programme
A two-decade-old Rs 90 crore Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme has proved a dud, with the Indian Army shelving the system and cancelling any further orders after three of the four systems supplied by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ended up in crashes.
Thales Spy’Ranger – a Latest-Generation mini-UAS
Thales’ Spy’Ranger is a latest-generation mini-UAS with the only EO/IR imaging system in the world capable of transmitting high-definition electro-optical and infrared imagery in real time. Continue reading