The Navy Unmanned Vehicles Directorate has selected Simlat-UAS Training to provide a high-end Unmanned Vehicles Simulation Laboratory (UVSL). Continue reading
Second Global Hawk Heads for Museum
RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk - Photo : Northrop Grumman
The Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia is about to receive an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft that has flown more than 7,000 combat hours – more than any other Global Hawk. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft Crash in Hebei Province, North China
News is just leaking out that on August 22, a Chinese secret unmanned aircraft crashed in Hebei Province, North China. The local police force blockaded the crash zone, but some local villagers took this photo before the arrival of law-enforcement personnel. Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates iPhone Control of Micro Air Vehicle via Internet
Boeing just released this video of engineer George Windsor in a small room at a Boeing building in Seattle using an iPhone to control a small UAS that was hovering over a baseball field on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts – some 3,000 miles away. Continue reading
Current & Future Status of UAS in Latin America
The Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) activities are constantly growing in Latin America. There are ongoing developments (civil & military) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. UAS operations (civil and/or military) are currently taking place in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Continue reading
American UAS Down in the Sea near Mogadishu, Somalia
Local fighters say that they have shot down a suspected United States operated unmanned aircraft in the south of Somalia near the capital, Mogadishu. Continue reading
Israel Air Force Wants More MALEs
The Israel Air Force is seeking to augment its UAS capability with the procurement of new MALE aircraft, some of which may be armed. Continue reading
Turkey / Israel – Political Situation Jeopardises Heron Maintenance
Turkey’s decision to sever military ties with Israel risks creating liabilities on the status of already delivered weapons systems and other equipment that is still being delivered. Last year Turkey completed receipt of 10 Heron UAS worth $183 million from Israel Aerospace Industries.