Iran’s Air Defence Force assessed the preparedness and performance of its air defense artillery and mid-range missile systems against low-altitude aerial threats during the military drills along the country’s coastal waters in the Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Franco-British UAS Project Documents Stolen at Railway Station
A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British UAS project has been stolen at the Gare du Nord station in Paris. Continue reading
GA-ASI Successfully Tests Sense-and-Avoid Radar on Manned Aircraft
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the successful demonstration of an early prototype of its Due Regard Radar on a manned aircraft. The Due Regard Radar is a company-funded system that supports GA-ASI’s overall radar-based airborne sense-and-avoid architecture for its Predator B UAS. Continue reading
Longbow Delivers First Production UTA for Apache
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman , recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III helicopter. Continue reading
UK Army to Start Watchkeeper Operational Trials
Thales UK has confirmed that it has provided France’s DGA procurement agency and army with technical information about the Watchkeeper tactical unmanned aircraft system, as its British Army launch customer prepares to begin operational field trials with the type. Continue reading
Iranian University Micro-UAVs on Display
Since the capture of the US RQ-170, Tehran has been using the media to display its capability to reverse engineer or build its own unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
India to Develop Next-Gen Electronic Warfare Systems
India plans to develop new-generation Electronic Warfare (EW) systems to be fitted on Unmanned Aircraft, aircraft and satellites that would help it see “deep inside enemy territories”, a key defence research and development official said in Bangalore. Continue reading
Iran Puts 1:1 Model of RQ-170 On Display at Victory Rally
A model of the US RQ-170 captured on December 4, 2011, was displayed at Tehran during the pro-government rallies marking the 33rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11th.