Nothing like this had ever happened at Ben-Gurion International Airport before: A routine customs inspection uncovered an attempt to smuggle two unmanned aircraft into Israel. Continue reading
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UK Parliamentary Commission on UAS Deployment
UK Members of Parliament are to conduct an inquiry into Britain’s deployment of UAS to target militants. Continue reading
Hamas Releases Video of Israeli UAS Downed Over Gaza
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The Israeli UAS showed on Al-Aqsa TV, one of those providing targeting and ISR capabilities in the area, is a Rafael Skylite B UAS. Continue reading
FAA Suspends Site Selection for UAS Airspace Integration
The FAA has indefinitely delayed site selection for unmanned aircraft system trial flights, effectively stalling the push to integrate UAS into civil airspace. Continue reading
Israeli Air Force Squadron Details Heron Operations
The Israeli Air Force is being called on to expand its use of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned aircraft, as the system’s attributes become better known. Continue reading
AAI Gets $203M US Army Contract for Shadow Logistics and Support
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $203,568,826 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. Continue reading
Datron Scout Helps Toxic Clean-Up After Chemical Train Derailment
Datron World Communications, Inc., has announced that their Scout was instrumental in helping local, state and federal officials as well as first responders on the ground sort out solutions for dealing with a derailed tanker car containing toxic chemicals in Louisville, KY on November 1st. Continue reading
DARPA’s UAS Cyber Defence $18M Project Goes Open Source
Australia’s high end tech research engine NICTA will take a pivotal role in an US$18 million US Defence project which will develop software to protect the systems in UAS from cyber attack. Continue reading