Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis is pushing for a city-run system of eye-level street surveillance technology and making a case for a dedicated NYPD-style anti-terrorism unit to protect Boston from another soft-target strike like the deadly marathon bombing. Continue reading
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RAF Starts Operating Armed Reapers Out of the UK
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday, for the first time, armed UAS used to target insurgents in Afghanistan are now being operated out of the UK . Continue reading
Long-Endurance UAS Still an Elusive Goal
Long-endurance flight has long been the holy grail of U.S. unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, but the quest so far has been worthy of a Monty Python film. Continue reading
Israel Plans to Replace all Piloted Fighter Jets with UAS
Israel’s Air Force is on track to developing UAS that within four to five decades would carry out nearly every battlefield operation executed today by piloted aircraft, a high-ranking Israeli officer told The Associated Press on Sunday. Continue reading
Jordan Opens Airspace for Israeli UAS flying to Syria
Jordan has opened two corridors of its airspace to Israeli Air Force UAS seeking to monitor the ongoing conflict in Syria, French daily Le Figaro reported on Sunday, citing a Western military source in the Middle East. Continue reading
Iran Displays UAS and Missiles on National Army Day Parade
Iran’s Military Chief-of-Staff warned that Israel would be wiped off the “the world’s political map if they do anything wrong” as he attended a military parade in Tehran to mark National Army Day. Continue reading
Syrian Opposition Pushes for UAS Cover and “No-Fly” Zone
The Syrian opposition urged the U.S. and allies to use UAS against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, provide weapons to opposition fighters, and create a protected “no-fly zone” airspace within Syria at a meeting of allies in Istanbul on Saturday. Continue reading