The British Army’s Watchkeeper programme has made sufficient recent progress to escape inclusion on the UK Ministry of Defence’s new Projects of Concern list, defence secretary Dr Liam Fox has confirmed. Continue reading
Japan Defence Ministry to Procure Unmanned Aircraft
Japan’s Defence Ministry plans to acquire unmanned aircraft and robots in a bid to step up the Self- Defense Forces’ capabilities to cope with nuclear disasters. Continue reading
US Army Procures 56 Sentinel Battlefield Radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems
ThalesRaytheonSystems has announced that the US Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. Continue reading
HQ-4 Xianglong Ready for Test Flight
The Chinese Xianglong ‘Soaring Dragon’ was recently seen at Chengdu seemingly prepared for a first test flight. Continue reading
Pentagon Wants Hair-Like Sensors for Micro Air Vehicles
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Micro Air Vehicles are tiny, hovering bots that have been deployed for battlefield reconnaissance. Continue reading
X-47B UCAS Flight Test Highlights
Northrop Grumman just posted this two minute video review of recent flight test activities for US Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration aircraft at Edwards AFB, California. Continue reading
ScanEagle Monitors Whales in Australia
Insitu Pacific, the Australia-based subsidiary of Insitu Inc., announced yesterday that it has concluded the second phase of a landmark trial conducted in partnership with Murdoch University that aims to determine if unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are a cost-effective, capable alternative to manned assets for surveying marine mammals. Continue reading
Raytheon Ads Third Dimension to Ground Based Sense and Avoid Radar
Raytheon Company has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time, provide both military and civil air traffic controllers with the capability to avoid airborne hazards around unmanned aircraft systems, which costs the Pentagon millions in damaged aircraft. Continue reading