The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the UAS Subcommittee of the Aeronautics Committee of the NASA Advisory Council. Continue reading
Iran Shows Off Downed RQ-170 on State TV
Iran has released video of the unmanned Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel that apparently crash-landed inside Iran. Continue reading
US Weighed 3 Options for Destroying Downed RQ-170
US officials considered a covert raid to either destroy or recover the wreckage of a stealth RQ-170 unmanned aircraft that crashed in the rugged terrain of Eastern Iran last week, but decided that a military operation of that nature might spark a declaration of war from that country’s leadership. Continue reading
NASA Prepares Airborne Study of Earth’s Radiation Balance
NASA's Global Hawk over Edwards Air Force Base - Photo: NASA / Carla Thomas
NASA scientists have successfully completed flight tests in preparation for deployment of a multi-year airborne science campaign to study the humidity and chemical composition of air entering the tropical tropopause layer of the atmosphere. Continue reading
Franco-British UAS Project Not Affected by Defence Cuts
Britain and France plan to work together on developing unmanned military aircraft, the British Minister of Defence said on Wednesday. Continue reading
SELEX Galileo Gets €23M Support Contracts
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has won contracts in excess of €23 million to provide logistics support for a range of systems. Continue reading
Iran’s Press TV Faked Reports of UAS Strikes in Somalia
An Iranian TV station appears to have faked dozens of accounts of US drone strikes in Somalia which it says have killed hundreds of civilians. Continue reading
AeroVironment UAS Sales Up 25% in Q3 to $67M
Boosted by an increase in sales, AeroVironment Inc. exceeded analyst estimates and reported $6.6 million in second-quarter profit, a large increase over the same period a year ago. Continue reading