Russia and Israel are negotiating a joint project to build an unmanned aircraft, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday. Continue reading
Venezuela Starts UAS Production
President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday that Venezuela has begun to assemble Kalashnikov assault rifles with assistance from Russia and started producing unmanned surveillance aircraft. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin’s Maple Seed Inspired Samarai – Video
This video explores the innovation behind Lockheed Martin’s maple seed-inspired Samarai. Continue reading
ImSAR Gets $24M Nano SAR Contract for UAS from US Army
The developer of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that is orders of magnitude smaller than other radars was awarded a $24 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Natick, Mass., to build a “lightweight, ultra-wideband” SAR for unmanned aircraft systems for completion in 2017. Continue reading
Israel Air Force Testing Hyper-Spectral Camera Technology
The Israel Air Force (IAF) is currently examining hyper-spectral camera technology, which could allow unmanned aircraft systems to collect a wide variety of information, some invisible to the human eye. Continue reading
General Atomics Develops Laptop Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Simulator
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has developed a simulator for operators controlling Lynx Multi-mode Radars on unmanned and manned aircraft. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $9.6M Puma Order from Denmark
The Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization today announced at Eurosatory it has awarded AeroVironment a firm fixed-price order of $9.6 million to supply the Danish Armed Forces with the company’s Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Unveil Advanced BAMS with AESA and ‘Due Regard’ Radar
Northrop Grumman Corp. plans to unveil on Thursday an advanced version of the BAMS, with a considerably reinforced airframe and new sensors and software. Continue reading