Britain and France plan to work together on developing unmanned military aircraft, the British Minister of Defence said on Wednesday. Continue reading
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Iran’s Press TV Faked Reports of UAS Strikes in Somalia
An Iranian TV station appears to have faked dozens of accounts of US drone strikes in Somalia which it says have killed hundreds of civilians. Continue reading
Iran Claims to Have Downed an RQ-170 – Pentagon Admits Aircraft Missing
A US unmanned surveillance aircraft that went missing last week in western Afghanistan appears to have crashed in Iran. Continue reading
Hexrotor Video Used to Sell High-End Property in California
High-end real estate agent Stephen Shapiro, is now using video taken from a small hexrotor unmanned helicopter to sell expensive homes in Southern California. Continue reading
US Navy Silver Fox – Bigger is Better
While most American UAS are the under 5 kg (11 pound) micro-UAS models like Raven and Desert Hawk, there has been increasing appreciation for heavier mini-UAS. These have greater endurance, better sensors and are more resistant to high winds. Continue reading
Insitu Gets US Navy $12M ScanEagle Service Contract
Insitu Inc. is being awarded an $11,994,145 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) to exercise an option for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
Review of Some Non-American UAS by Wired
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The US Military has gone from having just a few unmanned aircraft at the outset of the Iraq War to now over 7,000. Continue reading
Anglo-French Summit to Discuss Unmanned Aircraft Co-Operation
France and Britain hope to deepen defence co-operation, including in unmanned air surveillance, strengthen their influence inside NATO and avoid a confrontation over the future shape of Europe at a crucial Anglo-French summit this Friday. Continue reading