The Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body subscale research aircraft made its 100th flight in late October at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Selex Near to Market-Readiness with Falco EVO
Selex Galileo will soon be ready to market the Evo long-endurance variant of its Falco unmanned aircraft system, with all fully-autonomous flight modes expected to be verified by year-end.
Japan Plans Domestic UAS for Missile Tracking
The Japanese Defence Ministry plans to develop unmanned aircraft that are capable of detecting ballistic missiles earlier than current systems, according to government sources. Continue reading
Turkey Set to Axe Aerostar Deal
The Turkish army is about to terminate a contract to operate Aerostar unmanned air systems supplied by Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems, as ties between the two countries continue to deteriorate. Continue reading
Iranian UAS Guide Syrian Attacks on Rebels
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Syrian rebels call them “wizwayzi,” humming eyes in the sky they say guide the government warplanes and gunners who bombard their positions. Continue reading
Israeli Contractors Sold Nigeria $240M Non-Functional UAS
Nigerian defence and security equipment contractor, Alh. Rabiu Hassan, alleged on Sunday that some Israeli security contractors (names withheld) were fleecing the nation of huge sums of money in hard currencies by supplying either non-functional equipments or collecting mobilisation fees without making supplies. Continue reading
Raytheon-Led Team Continues Development of UAS-Based Hyper-Spectral Sensor to Find IEDs
Multispectral sensors designers at the Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems segment in McKinney, Texas, will move ahead with developing a new sensor for unmanned aircraft able to see objects on the ground not visible to the human eye, such as hidden roadside bombs or illicit opium crops by detecting their spectral signatures. Continue reading
RPAS CivOps – The European Civil RPAS Operators’ Forum
The RPAS CivOps conference will take place at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 4 & 5 December 2012. Continue reading