Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz answer questions about the Air Force’s Force Structure overview during a February 3rd news briefing at the Pentagon. Continue reading
Congress Sets 2015 Deadline for UAS to Fly in the National Airspace
After five years, and 23 extensions, Congress is finally poised to put an FAA bill on the President’s desk for his signature. Continue reading
UAS Crashes in Refugee Camp in Mogadishu, Somalia
Witnesses say that an unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital of Mogadishu last week. Continue reading
UVS International Has New Board of Directors
At the association’s General Assembly, which took place in Paris, France on 18 January 2012, a new Board of Directors was unanimously voted into office. Continue reading
NATO to Buy 5 RQ-4B Global Hawks
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed on Friday to acquire its first fleet of unarmed unmanned aircraft under a long-sought deal that defence officials said would help fill a gap in alliance surveillance capabilities exposed by last year’s military campaign in Libya.
North Korea Developing ‘Kamikaze Drones’
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The North Korean military is developing unmanned “suicide” attack aircraft to target South Korean troops on the northwestern islands, a South Korean Army source claimed Sunday.
Elbit Systems Launches Hyperspectral Payload for Hermes 450 and Hermes 900
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Elbit Systems has expanded its portfolio of payloads with the recent launch of a Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 UAS hyper-spectral payload with new intelligence capabilities. Continue reading
US Air Force to Retire Entire RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 Fleet
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, at an Air Force Association event in Washington on February 2, previewed more details of the USAF portion of the fiscal 2013 budget request that comes out February 13. Continue reading