US Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrated the capabilities of the MEU’s unmanned aerial system assets for members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, April 12, at Inezgane Airfield. Continue reading
North Korea UAS On Parade
On April 15, 2012, a mass military parade was held in the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter Goes Hollywood
Brain Farm Digital Cinema, Snaproll Media, and Schiebel have announced that the CAMCOPTER S-100 achieved the first ever UAS first flight with the CINEFLEX camera. Continue reading
Data Overload Limits US Air Force UAS Growth
The US Air Force decided to reduce its purchases of Reapers from 48 last year to 24 in the proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget. Continue reading
Israeli Navy Wants Ship-Launched UAS
The Israeli Navy wants to equip its Dvora-class patrol boats with small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Kansas State University UAS to Monitor Crops
The Kansas State University Department of Agronomy recently purchased a new MAJA Unmanned Aircraft System, with the intent of installing imaging systems on it for studying plant productivity, monitoring plant growth stages, assessing plant health, and mapping plant composition for characterizing changes in distribution of invasive and toxic plant species. Continue reading
AAI and KOR Electronics Enter Into Strategic Alliance
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and KOR Electronics Defense Solutions, a subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, announced a strategic alliance that combines AAI’s expertise as a UAS systems integrator with KOR’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) equipment. Continue reading
Indian Navy Deploys New UAS Squadron
After Kerala and Gujarat, India is now deploying Navy unmanned aircraft on the Tamil Nadu coast to detect terror as well as conventional threats emanating from sea in real-time. Continue reading