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
RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40 Photo: Northrop Grumman
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
Hyper-spectral Hydrocarbon Pollution Image
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
US Congress Calls for Accelerated Use of UAS in Civil Airspace
A House-Senate conference report last week called on the Administration to accelerate the use of civilian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in US airspace. Continue reading
Is It A Bird ? Is It A Plane ? – No, It’s An Unmanned Super-Hero !
What appeared to be human forms recently seen flying over New York City made passes along the Brooklyn Bridge, flew past the Statue of Liberty, and some even performed loops — they were also part of a viral marketing campaign. Continue reading