Wired’s Danger Room column has just published a fascinating article about the secret history of the Boeing Phantom Ray, reconstructed from news reports, interviews with government and corporate officials, leaked documents, and a treasure trove of information from Boeing insiders who spoke to Danger Room on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
India Deploys Searcher to China Border
India is now deploying UAS and light observation helicopters along the borders with China to keep the stepped-up activities of People’s Liberation Army under surveillance.
U.S. Air Force Testers Find Global Hawk ‘Effective with Significant Limitations’
Photo: Ben Trapnell
U.S. Air Force testers say the Global Hawk Block 20/30 is unable to completely and reliably perform the high-altitude imagery and signals intelligence collection missions for which it is designed.
Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 to Latin America
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply a Latin American country (Chile…?) with Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The project is not in an amount that is material to Elbit Systems.
DARPA Nano Air Vehicle Programme
DARPA has just released this video chronicling the development of a “hummingbird” flyer by Aerovironment from concept to prototype demonstration and introduction to the public.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency Predators Exceed 10,000 flight Hours
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that it’s Office of Air and Marine’s Unmanned Aircraft System programme has achieved a historic milestone, exceeding 10,000 flight hours.
Quadrotor Films Bird’s Eye View of African Animals in Kenya
Microdrone MD4-1000 QuadRotors helped film this impressive footage in Kenya, where they are able to hover above herds from a privileged vantage point.
Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Full-Scale Model Given to Northland Community and Technical College Foundation
Northrop Grumman Corporation has presented a full-scale model of the RQ-4 Block 10 Global Hawk to the Northland Community and Technical College Foundation of East Grand Forks, Minnesota.