The French Presidential palace confirmed on Tuesday that an alert was sparked at the Elysée Palace after a drone was seen flying over the building. Continue reading
Japan Selects Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk
The Japan Ministry of Defence has selected two Northrop Grumman Corporation systems to enhance its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
Netherlands Army ScanEagles Get Sensor Upgrade
2d3 Ltd has won a contract from the Netherlands MOD yesterday to upgrade the ScanEagle UAS motion imagery exploitation capability.
NASC Selects CAE for TigerShark XP Training
Officials at NAVMAR Applied Sciences Corp. (NASC), a supplier of unmanned aircraft systems and professional engineering services, selected CAE in Montreal, Canada, as its preferred simulation and training provider for its TigerShark XP UAS.
US Air Force Doubles Monthly Incentives for Drone Pilots
The US Air Force is increasing financial incentives for some remotely piloted aircraft pilots to encourage them to stay in service, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced last Thursday.
Tourists in Kenya Warned not to Fly Drones
An Austrian tourist got nabbed recently at the Amboseli National Park, when he was flying a UAV, ostensibly to take pictures from an elevated location to include in his holiday picture and video album. Continue reading
French Professional Civil Drone Federation Announces New Board
At its General Assembly, which took place in Paris, France on 14 January 2015, the members of French Fédération Professionnelle du Drone Civil (FPDC), a partner organization of UVS International and member of the International RPAS Coordination Council, voted in a new Board of Directors, which consists of the following persons (their respective affiliations are indicated between brackets):
Germany to Revive Euro Hawk
The German military intends to revive its controversial Euro Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle programme after it was cancelled in 2013 due to spiralling costs and airworthiness issues.