It started as trash talk between two contributors to a national security blog. They decided to host a drone smackdown to see if one guy’s machine could take down another. Continue reading
Iran Announces 24 Hour UAS
Iran’s propaganda organ Press TV claims that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new indigenous unmanned aircraft with 24-hour nonstop flight capability. Continue reading
Crescent Unmanned Systems Launches Bravo 300 Tactical UAS
Crescent Unmanned Systems LLC in New Orleans has just launched the Bravo 300 Tactical UAS. Continue reading
Pakistan to Build Domestic UAS
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Naveed Qamar’s statement that Pakistan intends to build its own UAS system, which is presently in its initial stage, will certainly raise eyebrows in a few world capitals. Continue reading
US Army Issues RFI for Counter-UAS Technology
The US Army Fires Center of Excellence’s Capabilities Development Integration Directorate(CDID)TRADOC Capability Manager ADA Brigade Systems (ADA Bde),Fort Sill are requesting information from Defence Industry regarding a capability to provide Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System(C-UAS)capabilities to current and projected Army formations. Continue reading
US Air Force Wants Self-Repairing sUAS
The National Science Foundation will fund a three-year, $1 million project at Wright State University to design small unmanned aircraft that can autonomously react to problems and repair themselves in flight, according to the university. Continue reading
MicroStrain Introduces Wireless Thermocouple and OEM Analog Sensor Nodes to LXRS Sensor Family
MicroStrain’s LXRS wireless sensor network combines a new lossless data wireless communication protocol with ultra-stable precision time sync and network scalability. Continue reading
Predator/Gray Eagle-Series Achieves 2 Million Flight Hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Predator/Gray Eagle-series aircraft family has reached a historic industry milestone: two million flight hours. Continue reading