According to the information being spread by Chinese Defense forums, a group of 17 Chinese expert would have recently arrived in Iran not only to inspect, but also to collect and bring back to China some key components of the U.S. RQ-170 captured by Iran in December 2011. Continue reading
UAS to Monitor Missouri River Bank Erosion
Unmanned Aircraft Systems will be used August 21-23 to monitor Missouri River bank erosion on the Lower Brule Reservation, S.D. Continue reading
Poland to Replace Ageing Russian Strike Fighters with Armed UAS
Poland is looking to replace its aging strike force, currently flying Russian built Sukhoi Su-22M with armed unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $87M Reaper Retrofit Contract from US Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is being awarded an $87,338,761 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee contract for MQ-9 Reaper FY10/11 Retrofit Kits and Installations for up to 80 aircraft. Continue reading
OxTS Launches Lightweight GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System
OxTS has launched its smallest and lightest inertial navigation system – the newly developed xNAV200, a very compact, small and lightweight INS, perfectly suited for all applications where size and weight as well as performance matter. Continue reading
First Flight of Fuel Cell Powered UAS in China
A fuel cell powered UAS made its first flight on July 30 at Faku airfield of Liaoning province. It is the first time that mainland China flight-tests a fuel cell powered UAS. Continue reading
Cuba Interested in Belarusian UAS
In August, the Minsk Aircraft Repair Plant presented an unmanned aircraft system known as “Philin” together with unmanned aircraft “Sterkh-BM”. The presentation was made following completion of the first stage of production flight test that included automatic take-off, en-route flight and landing. Continue reading
RTCA Special Committee 203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Meeting in September
The FAA has issued a notice to advise the public of the twenty-second meeting of RTCA Special Committee 203, Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading