The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has been taking steps to deal with unmanned air craft systems (UAS) used by hostile forces, since Hezbollah in Lebanon launched two of them into Israel in 2004 and 2006. Continue reading
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IAI Provides Sneak Preview of Maritime Heron
IAI provided a demonstration of the Maritime Heron near Hadera on Sunday, a week before it is due to be showcased at the Euronaval defence conference in Paris. Continue reading
RPAS CivOps Conference Programme Is Announced
RPAS CivOps conference will take place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 4 & 5 December 2012. Continue reading
Hirobo Launches Remote Control One-Man/No-Man Helicopter
Japanese remote control helicopter maker Hirobo has unveiled a battery-powered helicopter that is designed for one person.
U-2 Touch And Go
Chase automobiles, as the Chevrolet Camaro SS pony car seen in the above video, are used to supervise touch and gos performed for training purposes by U-2 Dragon Ladypilots at Beale Air Force Base, California, home of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. Continue reading
Predators, Reapers Break Flying Record
The 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron set a non-combat record October 2, by flying six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously during a training mission at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Continue reading
Hezbollah UAS Took Pictures of Joint Israel-US Military Exercise
The unmanned aircraft, launched by Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Oct. 6, is now believed to have transmitted pictures of preparations for a joint Israel-US military exercise, ballistic missile sites, and possibly Israel’s top-secret nuclear reactor near Dimona.
Felix Baumgartner Breaks Hits Mach 1.24 (834 mph) in 24 Mile Free Fall Jump from the Edge of Space
Austrian Felix Baumgartner has broken the record for the highest ever skydive by jumping out of a balloon 128,000ft (24 miles, 39km) above New Mexico. Continue reading