Meggitt’s venerable Banshee target drone is now available in a jet version which adds 80 knots to its top speed, up to 240 knots. Continue reading
US Army Listens to the Music
The evolving future of US Army aviation will be on display September 15-16 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, as three of the service’s project offices—Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Apache Attack Helicopter and Armed Scout Helicopter—stage an exercise demonstrating how manned and unmanned aircraft can work together in combat. The Army calls the exercise Music, for Manned-Unmanned Systems Integration Capability. Continue reading
US Turns Down Request for Predators from Turkey
The Obama administration has turned down a Turkish request for the deployment of US Predators at Turkish bases until Ankara stops threatening Israel with armed attack, according to DEBKAfile. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Launches HART in Europe
Northrop Grumman has introduced an unmanned aircraft data management system to the European market, to allow troops on the ground to “eliminate the tunnel-vision of the battlefield”. Continue reading
EADS Will Not join French-British Telemos Project
European aerospace conglomerate EADS will not take part in the French-British Telemos UAS programme, which it is competing against with its own Talarion, a spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. Continue reading
Aerie Announces 24 Hour Endurance VTOL UAS
Austrian company Aerie has announced its first VTOL Long Endurance unmanned aircraft system, the Swift. Continue reading
More About Turkey’s Need for UAS
Following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s complaint last week that Israel delayed the delivery of Herons that Turkey sent to the country for maintenance, a new report revealed that Turkey has been dealing with Israel on maintenance issues for a long time. Continue reading
South Korea May Get 4 Global Hawks
South Korea’s plan to acquire four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks,has moved a step closer. Continue reading