A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range on December 5, 2012 at approximately 7:14 p.m. Continue reading
Pentagon Admits Iran has a ScanEagle
The unmanned aircraft that Iran says it captured appears to be a U.S.-made ScanEagle, Pentagon spokesman George Little said, in a change from the initial U.S. rejection of the Iranian claim. Continue reading
First Customer for Northrop Grumman UAS Training System
Northrop Grumman announced that it has signed up the first customer for its Sandstorm/Longshot training system for unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Israeli UAS in Azerbaijan – Preemptive Strike on Iran?
Israel plans to use unmanned aircraft that it deployed in Azerbaijan to preemptively strike Iranian missile sites in the event of a war, the London-based Sunday Times reported. Continue reading
Earth at Night – Viewed by NASA
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In daylight our big blue marble is all land, oceans and clouds. But the night – is electric. Continue reading
Aurora Delivers First Centaur Optionally-Piloted Aircraft to Swiss Department of Defence
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that it delivered the world’s first production Optionally-Piloted Aircraft (OPA) system to Switzerland’s Department of Defence. Continue reading
First Unmanned Aircraft from 1919
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This old Warner Pathe Newsreel about ‘missiles’ compares the first attempts at launching an unmanned aircraft in 1919 with air-to air and aground-to-air missiles of the early 1950’s… Continue reading
Iran Claims to have Downed ScanEagle
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Iran claimed on Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over UAS surveillance, displaying a purported U.S. unmanned aircraft it said was captured intact. Continue reading