BlueBird has unveiled a new version of its SpyLite mini unmanned air vehicle, which the company says can perform covert surveillance missions in GPS-denied and jamming conditions.
Veteran Pilot Loses Simulated Dogfight to Artificial Intelligence
Fighter pilots undergo extensive specialized training to be able to outwit opponents in battle, and that professional experience seems like it would be hard, even impossible, to replicate. But a new artificial intelligence system, ALPHA, has been besting expert pilots in combat simulations, even when the A.I. is given a handicap.
US Air Force Enlisted RPA Pilot Beta Test
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