EMT has announced the 50th flight sortie of its LUNA TUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System), with a EASA certified, ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) transponder in Afghanistan. Continue reading
FLYING ROBOTS SA and NEFTEGAZAEROKOSMOS Sign Partnership Agreement at UVS-TECH 2012 Exhibition in Moscow
During the UVS-TECH 2012 Exhibition in Moscow, Swiss Company FLYING ROBOTS SA and Russian Company NEFTEGAZAEROKOSMOS signed a Partnership Agreement in order to adapt the newly launched Soft Wing Aerial Navigator (FR SWAN X1) to the requirements of the Russian Oil and Gas industry. Continue reading
IAI Heron UAS Flies Across the Andes
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Heron has marked a new achievement last month when crossing the Andes during an operational flight demonstration held in a South American country. Continue reading
DARPA’s Pet-Proto Robot Navigates Obstacles
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In this video, the Pet-Proto, a predecessor to DARPA’s Atlas robot, is confronted with obstacles similar to those robots might face in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). Continue reading
Youngest Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is 50 Years Old
Last Friday marked 50 years since Boeing delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force. H-model bomber 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where it remains in active service. Continue reading
Most American UAS Openly Broadcast Secret Video Feeds
Four years after discovering that militants were tapping into UAS video feeds, the U.S. military still hasn’t secured the transmissions of more than half of its fleet of Predator and Reapers, Danger Room has learned. Continue reading
Eleven UK Hermes Crashes in Afghanistan in 5 Years
British Army operations involving leased Elbit Systems Hermes 450 tactical unmanned aircraft have recorded 11 crashes in the past five years, Armed Forces Minister Andrew Robathan has revealed. Continue reading
Surprise Strike Against Sudan Arms Factory – Israeli Air Force or American UAS ?
Sudan has accused that the Yarmouk munitions factory in Sudan, believed to be supplying weapons to the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, was attacked in Israeli Air Force’s last long-range raid against a nearby “dangerous terrorist state.” Continue reading