Elbit Sisteme Romania will present an array of its advanced next-generation solutions and systems at EXPOMIL 2011, which takes place in Bucharest Romania, 22-25 September. Continue reading
Indian Report Criticises Air Force Use of Aerostats
India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticised the nation’s Air Force for failing to keep two Israeli-supplied aerostat-based radars in operational condition. Continue reading
US Reaper Bases in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Seychelles – WikiLeaks
The Obama administration is assembling a constellation of secret unmanned aircraft bases for counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of a newly aggressive campaign to attack al-Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen. Continue reading
US Air Force: UAS Pilots will Outnumber Others
Pilots of remotely piloted aircraft will become more prevalent in the Air Force than pilots of manned aircraft, the commander of the service’s Air Education and Training Command said on Monday. Continue reading
Egypt May Buy UAS from Turkey
Anka - Photo:Hürriyet
According to an executive at Turkish Aerospace Industries, the new Egyptian government is interested in buying unmanned aircraft made in Turkey. Continue reading
European Commission UAS Panel’s 3rd Workshop – UAS Safety
The third workshop in a five-part series of European Commission (EC) 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 Eurocontrol headquarters, 96 rue de la Fusée 96, Brussels, Belgium on 19 October 2011. Continue reading
US Air Force : Cost of Operating Unmanned Aircraft Becoming ‘Unsustainable’
The fastest-growing occupation in the US Air Force — warzone surveillance — soon may be reaching its peak as the Defense Department looks for ways to cut costs. Continue reading
Iranian Students Design High-Altitude UAS
Iran's Karrar
Researchers at the Modern Technologies Engineering Collage of Tabriz University developed an unmanned aircraft, called the Shaparak (butterfly), which can fly at 15,000 feet and has a range of 20 km. Continue reading