Officials with the 49th Wing announced a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper crashed on final approach at Holloman Air Force Base at approximately 6:45 p.m. October 7th. Continue reading
Russia to Buy More Israeli UAS
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Russia now plans to buy and assemble Israeli-made UAS and use them as a “gap filler” until they are capable of developing their own.
Quadrocopter Finds Ancient Royal Burial Sites In Russia
Microdrone md4-200 – Photo: Marijn Hendrickx
A miniature unmanned aircraft has helped archaeologists capture images for creating a 3-D model of an ancient burial mound in Russia.
IAI Elta Launches New Lightweight SAR for Small UAS
IAI Elta is introducing a new version of their lightweight Synthetic Aperture radar (SAR) Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) sensor designated EL/M-2054. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Gets $9M Reset Contract for Sky Warrior and Gray Eagle
Sky Warrior A - Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, was awarded an $8,795,979 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.
Iran Upgrades Radar to Track UAS
Commander of Khatom ol-Anbia Air Defence Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli said now Iran can trace and shoot down small UAS over its airspace. Continue reading
AAI Introduces Next-Generation Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced the introduction of the Shadow M2 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) at the Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition. Continue reading
NASA Dryden Awards Contracts Worth $12.6M for Unmanned Aircraft Systems In The National Airspace System Research
NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center recently awarded contracts to six research and development firms to assist the center in meeting the goals of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System, or UAS in the NAS, project. Continue reading