The Navy last week announced a contract award to Boeing Insitu worth up to $390 million for the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned air vehicle. Continue reading
Marke F “Hoot” Gibson Quitely Left Nuair Alliance
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marke “Hoot” Gibson stands in the lobby of Nuair in Syracuse in July 2018.
The CEO of Central New York’s drone industry alliance has quietly left the state-subsidized organization. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson, the former top adviser to the Federal Aviation Administration on drones, departed the Nuair Alliance March 28. No public announcement was made about his departure or the reason for it. Continue reading
Iran Files UN Security Council Complaint Against US Over Airspace Violation
The (Iranian) Foreign Ministry filed a complaint to the UN Security Council and the organization’s president (Mansour al-Otaibi) after a US spy drone violated Iran’s airspace and was shot down. It lodged the complaint under Article 51 of the UN Charter,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam-Hossein Dehqani said on Friday. Continue reading
AirMap and CerbAir to Collaborate on Counter UAS Integration
CerbAir, a European manufacturer of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) solutions, and AirMap, a global airspace intelligence platform for drones, have announced their collaboration to provide integrated, comprehensive solutions for low-altitude airspace safety and security. Continue reading
Elistair Tethered Drone System Helps Secure Champions League Final
During the UEFA Champions League Final played on 1 June 2019 at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, police forces used Elistair tethered drone system coupled with UMILES Global solution U06 Plus drone for traffic monitoring, crowd control, and global surveillance. Continue reading
NWUAV’s NW-44 Heavy Fuel Engine Logs Over 1500 Sorties
In just a few months the NW-44 Heavy Fuel Engine has added over 500 flights to its logbooks, bringing its combat flight total to 1500 flights. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Service to Japanese Tourist Island
A drone service will start on July 4 to deliver or replenish supplies mainly for beachgoers and picnickers on an uninhabited island off Yokosuka. Continue reading
New Reconnaissance Variant of Russian Korsar
The latest reconnaissance variant of the Korsar unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was unveiled at the Army 2019 defence exhibition being held in Kubinka close to Moscow on 25-30 June. Continue reading