After a public vote ruling out buying Gripen fighter jets, the Swiss parliament will also be looking at new UAS. The decision has sparked controversy, as both models being considered are produced by Israel and were tested in the conflict with Palestine. Continue reading
RPAS 2014 – The European RPAS Roadmap in Detail
At the RPAS 2014 conference in Brussels, Belgium on June 23rd, Jean-Pierre Lentz, of EC dG Enterprise & Industry and Koen de Vos, EC dG Mobility & Transport will provide an overview of the European Commission’s European RPAS Roadmap Initiative. Continue reading
Winners of 3D Printed UAS Challenge
iMaterialize, a Belgium based company, which aims to make high quality 3D printing accessible to as many people as possible, launched a contest back in February, along with Autodesk and Flexbot, to see who could come up with the most creative 3D printed UAS designs. They have now announced the winners of that contest. Continue reading
Cobham Acquires Aeroflex for $1.46 Billion
Aeroflex Holding Corp., a provider of high performance microelectronic components and test and measurement equipment, has entered into a merger agreement with Cobham plc , a UK-listed company that designs and manufactures a wide range of equipment, specialized systems, and components for the aerospace, defence, energy, and electronics industries.
Looking Down on Dubai’s Skyscrapers
Strolling through Dubai’s skies to portray miracles of architecture. Continue reading
Turkey’s Vestel Tests Karayel UAS
The Vestel Defense Industry Corporation successfully tested Karayel, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which was designed for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) under an agreement between the Undersecretariat of Defence Industry and Vestel. Continue reading
Russian UAS Shot Down Over Ukraine
An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that was shot down on May 28 in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) was produced in Russia, the press centre of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported. Continue reading
First Flights in UK Airspace For Global Hawk
A United States Air Force Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft has for the first time flown through UK airspace as part of a NATO trial known as Unified Vision 2014. The Global Hawk aircraft flew from an Air Base in the Mediterranean and across several European countries, including the UK, to-and-from the trial area in Norway. Continue reading