Enlisted airmen will begin training to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk this September, Air Combat Command chief Gen. Hawk Carlisle said Tuesday. Continue reading
CybAero to Deliver Three Systems to China in August
In January of 2014 CybAero signed a major order on three systems with the Chinese company Jolly. Earlier this year CybAero, together with Jolly and their customer CSSC, performed deck-landing tests along the coast of Sweden. The positive results from these tests led to a plan for continued testing. Continue reading
US Coast Guard Picks ScanEagle
Insitu will provide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) services via ScanEagle aboard one Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC) with three, one-year options following a contract award announcement this week. Continue reading
Counterfire Radar Shows Multi-Mission Performance
The Lockheed Martin AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar recently demonstrated its ability to identify and track unmanned aerial systems and pass that information to a command and control node, a key capability as the battlespace rapidly becomes more crowded with emerging air threats.
Aerial Radiation Detection System
US Nuclear Corp has announced the Aerial Radiation Detection instruments of the DroneRAD system. In this time of multiple threats to our security: dirty bombs; cyber crime; shooters in public places; homemade bombs; misinformation; etc. we feel extremely vulnerable; perhaps more vulnerable than ever before. Continue reading
Turkmenistan Interested in Belarusian Drones
Turkmenistan is interested in Belarusian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and dirigibles, the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus told BelTA. Continue reading
US Navy to Demo Swarming Drones at Sea
The US Navy will launch its first at-sea “air show” of dozens of drones swarming in formation late next month, according to officials with the Office of Naval Research. Continue reading
Tethered Unmanned Aircraft to Boost Radio Networks
A prototype for a tethered high antenna unmanned aerial vehicle could offer improved network and communications to service members and public safety officers. Continue reading