As of 1 December 2011, Abdoulaye N’Diaye has replaced Gilbert Amato as the Secretary General at EUROCAE. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $47M Contract to Integrate BCAN Payloads on 2 Global Hawks
Global Hawk Block 20
Northrop Grumman Defense Mission Systems Incorporated, of San Diego, California, is being awarded a $47,176,105 firm fixed price contract for the purchase and integration of two battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) payloads on two Global Hawk Block 20 aircraft. Continue reading
Ugandan Air Force Personnel Get Raven Training
Eight members of the Uganda Air Force received training on the Raven in December. Continue reading
US Army Issues RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The US Army Contracting Command, Fort Dix, NJ, on behalf of U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) issued an RFI on Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
Israel Scraps $140m UAS Deal with Turkey
Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aircraft and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. Continue reading
European Commission UAS Panel’s 5th Workshop – Research & Development
The fifth and final workshop in the five-part series of European Commission UAS Panel Workshops run jointly by the European Commission’s DG Mobility & Transport (MOVE) and DG Enterprise (ENTR) on the topic of insertion of UAS into European controlled airspace, will take place at the Royal Military Academy, 8 rue Hobbema, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium on 9 February 2012. Continue reading
Boeing’s $70M Contract to Convert F-16s into Aerial Targets
Photo: US Air Force
When fighter jets age, their commercial and military value depreciates. They can either be consigned to the scrap heap, sold to nations with limited military budgets, placed in museums, or… get blown up in new and exciting ways. Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Adapt Parrot AR.Drone – Attempt to Film Police in New York
Thom Hartmann of RT America’s “The Big Picture” interviews Tim Pool of “Timcast-Tv” about using his “OccuCopter” to film the police in New York City as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading