Small, civilian-owned drones can buzz past the US Air Force’s stealthy fighter fleet sitting at domestic bases and the service’s head of Air Combat Command (ACC) has no way to deal with them. Continue reading
Airborne Tests of GPS Anti-Jammer and Anti-Spoofer
GPSdome Ltd., the cyber company, announced that it has performed successful airborne tests of its Cyber device for protection against GPS jamming and spoofing. The tests were conducted jointly with Bluebird Aero Systems Ltd., which specializes in unmanned aerial vehicles.
University of Arizona Using AI and Drones to Help Guard US Border
Whether or not President Donald Trump’s border wall with Mexico ever gets built, a new project coming out of the University of Arizona offers a new solution for surveilling national borders without necessarily having to invest in quite so many bricks: Use smart technologies instead. Continue reading
UAV Technology Central & Eastern Europe Conference
A recent study conducted by Goldman Sachs forecast $100 billion market opportunity for UAV market between now and 2020.* Out of this, $70 billion is expected to end up in the military market as UAVS continue to be the platform of choice for defence forces optimising reconnaissance and surveillance capability across both land and sea. Continue reading
US Coast Guard Seeks UAS to Launch from Cutter
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for a small unmanned aerial vehicle for use on its Legend-class national security cutters.
Ukraine’s Border Guard Deploys Spectator-M
Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has put the new Spectator-M unmanned aircraft system to service. Continue reading
Elbit Raises Stake in India’s Alpha to 49%
Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a direct supplier of defence equipment for the Indian Armed Forces, said that its Israeli partner Elbit Security Systems had increased its stake in their joint venture from 26% to 49%. Continue reading
Textron Systems Adapts Aerosonde for Navy Missions
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Textron Systems a potential maximum of USD1.73 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide its Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS). Continue reading