The F-35A made its aerial demonstration debut on June 19, 2017 at the Paris Air Show in front of crowds of thousands. Judging by the excitement amongst the professional audience, this was clearly the ‘star of the show’ Continue reading
Russia and Iran Cooperate on UAVs, UCAVs
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Iran is sharing its experience of operating UAVs with Russia, including three years of operations over Iraq and Syria. The cooperation started in October 2013, when Russian air force commander General Victor Bondarev visited Tehran and was presented with a local copy of the Scan Eagle UAV. Continue reading
LSUASC Tests UAS Flights with New Detect-and-Avoid Radar Technology
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The Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (LSUASC) worked with AirRobot and Echodyne to successfully fly three drones in the same airspace over a simulated “capsized boat” in the Laguna Madre. Continue reading
Kansas State UAS Student Spends Summer with NASA
Kurt Carraway, left, UAS executive director and Edmonds’ supervisor at the Applied Aviation Research Center
Kendy Edmonds, a senior at Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus, is spending the summer advancing unmanned aircraft systems technology at the nation’s best-known entity for space exploration. Continue reading
Kalashnikov Starts Serial Production of Silent Drone
ZALA 421-16E2
Kalashnikov Group, the producer of the famous AK-74 assault rifle, has launched the serial production of Russia’s most advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, the company reported on its website on Tuesday.
UMS SKELDAR and Sentient sign MOU to Provide ViDAR for SKELDAR V-200
UMS SKELDAR has used the Paris Airshow (19-25 June 2017) to announce an agreement with Sentient Vision Systems to provide the ViDAR (Visual identification Detection and Ranging) system for its unmanned systems. Continue reading
F-15E Shoots Down Another Armed Drone in Syria
An F-15E Strike Eagle on Tuesday shot down an armed drone belonging to the Syrian regime that was advancing on coalition forces in the southern part of the country, U.S. Central Command said. Continue reading
Leonardo Unveils Lightest Radar for Unmanned Aircraft
At this year’s Paris Air Show, Leonardo has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar, the result of the company’s efforts to package all the technology and modes of its successful range of Gabbiano radars into a highly-affordable product weighing less than 24kg. Continue reading