The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre of the UK Ministry of Defence issued a Joint Doctrine Note 2/11 on ‘The UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ which calls for a more coordinated approach to the UK’s acquisition and implementation programme.
Future of Unmanned Aircraft Panel Discussion
The International Institute for Strategic Studies held a panel discussion on the role of UAS in combat and in intelligence operations. The video lasts 1 Hour 37 Minutes. Taking part in the panel were:
UK Police Force Sells Unused UAS
Essex Police Force in the UK invested £20,000 in a UAS, but has put the aircraft up for sale without it ever being used.
Northrop Grumman Tests New Sensors on BAMS
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the start of system tests of a new Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) being developed here for use by the U.S. Navy onboard the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).
Taiwan’s First Local UAS
Gang Yu Corp introduced the AI Rider, a system based on a six-rotor unmanned aircraft weighing about 1,450 grammes, during Secutech, an international security exhibition held in Taipei last week.
AME Fury First Flight on Heavy Fuel
US Navy Sends Fire Scout to Afghanistan
A Navy Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system has been shipped to the Central Command operating area to support Army and coalition forces in Afghanistan, the Navy announced last Thursday.
US to Supply Ravens to Pakistan
Express, a local English TV channel in Islamabad on Friday quoted unidentified U.S. military officials as saying that Pakistan will be given 85 small RAVEN UAS to fight the militants in the country’s northwest tribal areas.