In a major speech at the University of Oxford, the Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, announced the launch of a two year £8 million second phase of innovative research and development, exploring the future of unmanned air systems. Continue reading
Taiwan Displays Armed MALE UAV at IDEX
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) used the IDEX 2017 show in Abu Dhabi to display a model of an armed version of a medium-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) that it unveiled in 2015. Continue reading
Counter UAS Vehicles Flown to Europe
A team of people and vehicles from Fort Sill boarded a plane, Feb. 26, and departed for Germany to test the vehicles’ potential with an active unit. U.S. Army Europe officials requested the two vehicles after seeing their capabilities during stateside experiments against unmanned aircraft systems.
Draganfly and Surefire Partner to Offer Night Search and Data Capture Solutions
Draganfly Innovations has announced that they have signed an agreement with SureFire LLC to integrate and test their LED technology as a complete system with Draganfly’s UAV’s.
PicoSAR Payload for Camcopter Customer
Leonardo has built on its recent sales success with the French military by adding another contract for its unmanned air system-carried PicoSAR surveillance payload. Continue reading
US Air Force to Transition from MQ-1 Predator to MQ-9 Reaper
For the past 21 years, the Air Force has flown the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft in combat, and for the last 10, the MQ-9 Reaper. Combined with a skilled aircrew, these aircraft provide consistent support in daily engagements making an impact downrange. Continue reading
Oil Spill-Mapping Swarms of Drones
Inspired by bird and insect behaviour, engineers create software to enable teams of common UAVs to work together. Continue reading
Singapore to Use Drones to Inspect Underground Railway Tunnels
The Singapore Land Transport Authority is now mulling over the use of drones and unmanned systems in inspecting Singapore’s underground railway systems. Continue reading