The Red River Valley Research Corridor: Unmanned Aviation Systems Action Summit 2012 will be held on May 22-23, 2012 at the Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Continue reading
US Develops Floating UAS Base for Rapid Strikes
The new US defense-budget plan includes funding for an a floating unmanned aircraft base that also could be used as a launching pad for commandos. Continue reading
Iran to Unveil New UAS
Iran's Ababil
Iran claims that it is set to unveil a new domestically-built high performance unmanned aircraft.
Aries & Global Freedom Provide Advanced Operational Visual Intelligence Training to Spanish Army
Spain’s Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas and Global Freedom recently conducted the first specific training for operational visual intelligence for ISR and UAS in the country. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Sets Up Predator B Maritime Operations
The US Customs and Border Protection agency just posted this video showing its new Unmanned Aircraft Systems specifically designed to patrol over open water. Continue reading
US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer for Unmanned Airframes
The airframes expected to carry the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) are conventional-signature unmanned aircraft systems and will be followed by stealthy unmanned designs. Continue reading
US Navy BAMS UAS Programme First Radar Flight
Northrop Grumman surrogate Gulfstream aircraft at a California test site- Photo: Northrop Grumman
Marking significant advancement in its maritime surveillance programme, the U.S. Navy recently began test flights on a radar system destined for an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
A Historic Overview of UAS Development and Use in the UK – Book Review
Despite a somewhat flippant title (Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms), this serious, in-depth work records in remarkable detail the story of unmanned aircraft development and use by the UK since 1916. Continue reading