Rheinmetall Airborne Systems expects to complete the 1,000th operational flight of a leased Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 in Afghanistan during October, as the German government nears a decision on whether to buy a medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance system outright. Continue reading
South Korea Develops “Devil Killer” Self-Exploding UAS
A self-exploding high-speed unmanned aircraft will be deployed within two years, which will target coastal artillery shells, long-range self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery and air-cushion vehicles. Continue reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Predator Fact Sheet
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Air and Marine, or OAM, operates the highly capable and proven Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in support of law enforcement and homeland security missions at the nation’s borders. Continue reading
Cassidian Plans More Tests with Barracuda
Cassidian is likely to conduct a fourth campaign of flight testing with its Barracuda unmanned aircraft technology demonstrator from around 2014, with the process to further develop its ability to operate the autonomous system in conjunction with other aircraft. Continue reading
Predator B Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper RPA has successfully completed 106 full-stop Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) landings, a first for the multi-mission aircraft.
Report Says US Government Can’t Track UAS Exports
The US federal government has no way of knowing which countries have purchased U.S. unmanned aircraft because of inadequate databases and weak communication between licensing departments and intelligence agencies, government auditors found. Continue reading
Military Reaps Surveillance Benefits from Advances in Sensor Technologies
Surveillance camera systems are riding an upward spiral. They’re improving their image quality, bringing more benefits, and that’s sparking more demand for information gathered by UAS and UGVs. Continue reading
US Air Force to Establish Centre of Excellence for Laser Remote Sensing and Communications
U.S. Air Force researchers are planning to establish a Center of Excellence in Guided-Wave Infrared Sourcesto aid in developing laser-based remote sensing and laser communications for Air Force applications. Continue reading