Just ahead of its first deployment to Afghanistan next month, Kaman posted this promo of their K-Max Unmanned Aircraft System, which they now call an “Unmanned Aerial Truck”. Continue reading
Oktokopter Helps Find Drought Resistant Soy Beans
Crop Physiologist Larry Purcell, left, and programme manager Andy King prepare the oktokopter for a preprogrammed flight over soybean test plots at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Crop physiologist Larry Purcell is employing unmanned aerial reconnaissance to study 1,200 research plots for traits that may help the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture develop drought-tolerant soybean varieties. Continue reading
German Defence Cuts Include Heron and Eurohawk
Bowing under economical burden the German Government plans deep cuts in defence spending, dramatically reducing planned procurement of main weapon systems and platforms. Continue reading
US Homeland Security Department Plans to Cover Entire Canada Border by UAS Flights
The Homeland Security Department plans to fly sensor-mounted unmanned aircraft along a greater expanse of the 5,500-mile border with Canada to spot illegal activity, DHS officials told members of Congress last Friday. Continue reading
Denel Offers Complete Piracy Solution for South African Waters
Denel Dynamics Seeker 400
South Africa’s Denel has developed a range of products and services to combat the scourge of piracy along the African coastline. Continue reading
US Opens Reaper Base in Ethiopia
The US Air Force has been secretly flying Reaper aircraft on counter-terrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding US-led proxy war against an al-Qaeda affiliate in East Africa, US.military officials said. Continue reading
AeroVironment Introduces Qube – the Public Safety Small UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Qube , and in doing so, created a new category, the Public Safety Small UAS, for applications such as law enforcement and first response. Continue reading
US Homeland Security Gets 3 New Predators
The Homeland Security Department is adding three surveillance unmanned aircraft to a domestic fleet chiefly used to patrol the border with Mexico even though officials acknowledge they don’t have enough pilots to operate the seven Predators they already possess. Continue reading