The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) began receiving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) drone permit applications via its website. Continue reading
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Elbit Systems Sells SkyStriker to Azerbaijan
Elbit Systems has sold Azerbaijan its latest unmanned aerial vehicle which is capable of long-range precise tactical kamikaze strikes, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Continue reading
Houthi Drone Kills 6 at Yemen Military Parade
A drone attack on a Yemeni government base by the rebel Houthi movement has reportedly killed six soldiers. The drone exploded above a podium at al-Anad base, in the southern province of Lahj, where high-ranking officers and officials were watching a parade. Continue reading
More Extended Range Reapers Deploy to Anti-ISIS Fight
A key base in the fight against ISIS got more range as the Air Force brought in extended-range MQ-9 Reapers to replace older remotely piloted aircraft. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing last month received two of the MQ-9 Block 1 Reapers with the extended-range package. Continue reading
French DGA Acquires Second Campcopter S-100
As part of the new operational capabilities (NCO) market for PCBs (projection and command building), a second Camcopter S-100 aerial drone equipped with an AIS receiver * was delivered and received by the DGA at the end of November 2018, on the Naval Air Station Hyères (Var). Continue reading
Boeing 2707 – American Supersonic Airliner Project
The Boeing 2707 was the first American supersonic airliner project. Being the most advanced of all supersonic airliners created at that time (Concorde, Tu-144) the plane was planned to have seating for 250 to 300 passengers and cruise speeds of approximately Mach number 3. Continue reading
IAI and Santos Lab Brazil Collaborate on UAV Operations for Precision Agriculture
IAI and Santos Lab teams
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a first of its kind agreement with Santos Lab Comercio E Industria Aerospacial LTDA, (Santos Lab) on use of UAVs and advanced analytics for large scale precision agricultural applications. Continue reading
nEUROn Demonstrator Continues 4th Test Campaign
The nEUROn combat drone demonstrator started its 4th ” Low Observability ” test campaign in November. This campaign is conducted by the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) with the support of Dassault Aviation. It was carried out in Istres by the teams of DGA Flight Tests and consists of a series of confrontations with different operational means of detection; it will continue in early 2019. Continue reading