Russia has designed new payloads for its Granat-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to allow it to act as a signals intelligence (SIGINT) platform.
Southern African-Designed and Built UAV
Production has started on a Southern African-designed and built unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Eagle Owl, which is aimed at coping with African conditions. South Africa is one of the most progressive countries in the world in the implementation of regulations for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
UK Zephyr Order Confirmed
The UK Ministry of Defence has placed a highly anticipated order for two Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr 8 high-altitude pseudo-satellites. Announced during Singapore air show on 18 February, the contract will cover the acquisition of two solar-powered, long-endurance surveillance unmanned air vehicles, the first of which is already under construction. Continue reading
Solid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Flies UAV for 6 Hours
A consortium of Singaporean institutions and private sector companies including HES Energy Systems, ST Aerospace, DSO National Laboratories, and the Future Systems and Technology Directorate of Singapore’s Ministry of Defense, have worked jointly to achieve a record 6 hour endurance, 300km flight on the Skyblade 360 UAV built in Singapore by ST Aerospace.
Denel Eyes Asia-Pacific Arms Market
South African defence industrial complex Denel has expanded its footprint by setting up a military factory in Hong Kong as a springboard into the Asia-Pacific market where it hopes to take advantage of rising defence budgets to sell unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, artillery systems, armoured personnel carriers and advanced missile systems. Continue reading
US Army Selects 3-D Printed UAS Concept for Future Experiment
Each year, the U.S. Army conducts a series of technology demonstrations known as the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiments, or AEWE. The event is the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s live, force-on-force experiment. AEWE places technologies under development by industry and Army researchers into the hands of Soldiers for early and credible feedback from the end-user. Continue reading
World’s Smallest Solution for Tactical UAVs by Cobham
The AVIATOR UAV 200 has been introduced by Cobham to significantly enhance a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s (TUAV) performance, range and payload capability by enabling operators to take advantage of the higher speed connectivity from today’s satellite networks. Continue reading
Gloster Meteor Display
This a Gloster Meteor Display a few years ago at Kemble flown by Dan Griffith. Continue reading