Turkish defence company Aselsan has unveiled a man-portable ‘anti-drone jammer’ system at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2017 exhibition, and is positioning the product for the export market for the first time, a company official told Jane’s. Continue reading
Russia Developing New UAV Based on IAI Searcher
Russia is to develop a new unmanned air vehicle based on the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Searcher 2 that was built under licence by a local company. Continue reading
NASA Includes Swedish UAV in BVLOS Testing
Swedish manufacturer SmartPlanes has announced that the SmartPlanes Freya UAV is included in the NASA UAS Traffic Management (UTM) R&D Technical Capability Level 3 (TCL 3) project, at the FAA-designated Nevada UAS test site. SmartPlanes is represented by its US distributor Carbon Autonomous. Continue reading
Kirintec Introduces Anti-UAS Solutions
Kirintec has introduced Sky Net Longbow and Recurve, its ‘proven solutions to defeat UAS, UAV and drone aircraft’. Said to produce outstanding results, the company says its products are outperforming its rivals in all formal tests to date. Continue reading
Applied Aeronautics Upgrades HD Video Streaming
Applied Aeronautics, a manufacturer of fixed-wing UAVs, has released an upgraded model of “Applied HD”, their encrypted, low latency, HD video streaming device. Applied HD, which previously transmitted high definition video via it’s onboard transceiver, has been upgraded to include 4G LTE transmission capabilities. Continue reading
Germany Plans New Drone Regulations
On January 18 2017 the German government introduced a draft regulation to create sufficient regulations to deal with these risks by amending the existing fragmented provisions and establishing rules to liberalise the commercial use of drones. Continue reading
High Intensity Aerobatic Displays
Three short, but high intensity, aerobatic displays at the Classic Fighters airshow held at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, New Zealand. Continue reading
Iran Sends ‘Kamikaze’ Drones to Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
Iran has transferred so-called kamikaze aerial drone technology to Yemen’s Houthi rebels who have used them to disable Saudi-led coalition missile defences, according to a new report by an arms tracking NGO. Continue reading