L-3 Communications Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire the Kollmorgen Electro-Optical unit of Danaher Corp. for $210 million in cash. Continue reading
Iran Refuses to Return RQ-170
Photo: David Cenciotti
Iran has rejected a US call for the return of an unmanned surveillance aircraft captured by Iran’s military earlier this month. Continue reading
Dynetics SwiftSight Tablet Controller
This video demonstrates the automated tablet flight capabilities of the SwiftSight Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Iran Students Build Unmanned Aircraft
A young team of airspace scientists of Imam Khomeini International University succeeded in building an unmanned aircraft, equipped with radar and professional ground-based surveillance station with the ability of sending live videos and aerial photographs. Continue reading
Robonic Delivers 8th Catapult Launcher to Cassidian
Robonic Ltd Oy (a subsidiary of Sagem, Safran group) has delivered its eighth Robonic Kontio (type MC2555LLR) pneumatic launcher to Cassidian, an EADS company, to be used to expand the company’s on-going target drone services globally. Continue reading
Idaho Farmer Sees UAS as a New Trend in Agricultural Technology
Farmers in Idaho, in conjunction with the Unversity of Idaho, are testing unmanned aircraft as a means to improve efficiency. Continue reading
MQ-9 Crashes on Landing at Seychelles International Airport
Photo : Le Seychellois Hebdo
A US unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed on Tuesday at Seychelles international airport on the main island of Mahe, the US embassy said. Continue reading
US Asks Iran to Return Lost RQ-170
Photo: David Cenciotto
The US Government is asking Iran to return the Lockheed Martin-built RQ-170 Sentinel that was recently downed over that country. Continue reading