Despite all the publicity that American UAS receive, the major exporter of UAS has been Israel. Between 2002 and 2012, Israel exported $4.7 billion worth of UAS, approximately twice as much as the US. Continue reading
US Marines in Hawaii to Get 57 Shadows/Integrators
Surveillance UAS use and development is on the rise in the military and civilian sectors, and the Marine Corps in Hawaii said it is expected to get a dozen RQ-7B Shadows followed by 45 RQ-21A Integrators with the relocation of Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 from California to Kaneohe Bay. Continue reading
FluxData Introduces 3-CCD Multispectral Camera for Use in UAS Applications
FluxData, Inc., a supplier of multispectral imaging systems, has announced the introduction of the FD-1665-UAV 3-CCD multispectral camera for use in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and other airborne applications. Continue reading
US Senate Urges Navy To Slow Retirement Plans For X-47Bs
The Senate Appropriations Committee believes the Navy should not move quickly to retire two prototype unmanned aircraft that recently made history by demonstrating their ability to land and take-off on aircraft carriers. Continue reading
B-2 Inflight Refuelling Video
The US Military just released this inflight video of a KC-135 receiving fuel and also giving fuel to a B-2 mid-flight. Continue reading
Extra Airspace in New York State for Reaper Training Flights
UAS have been approved for training flights over parts of Onondaga, Madison and Oswego counties, military officials announced recently.The remotely operated MQ-9 Reapers have already been flying over a large swath of northern New York since October 2011. Continue reading
Spanish Air Force Negotiates Heron 1 Purchase
The Spanish Air Force is in initial negotiations with Israel Aerospace Industries about a possible purchase of Heron 1 unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
X-47B Carrier Deck – Seven Times Touch-and Go – POV from Landing Wheel Arch
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) programme demonstrated an acute level of precision and repeatability during at-sea trials this spring/summer. On May 21 2013, the nose gear of the X-47B landed on the same relative spot on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush seven times consecutively. Continue reading