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BlueBird Develops New Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The Israeli UAV manufacturer Bluebird has developed a new UAV, named Thunder B. The UAV, which weighs 24 kilograms, is capable of performing in a manner that was thus far…

First Gray Eagle Company Deployed to Afghanistan

A company of 1st Infantry Division Soldiers responsible for operating and maintaining one of the Army’s newest unmanned aircraft systems, departed Fort Riley, Jan. 29, destined for Afghanistan. Soldiers assigned…

First flight of Rustom II UAV next February

The maiden flight of Rustom II, a medium altitude long endurance Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle, has been scheduled for February 2014, by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE). Speaking to Deccan…

Elbit’s Hermes 900 UAV Now Configured For Maritime Missions

Maritime surveillance requirements are demanding specific capabilities and performance such as mission endurance, flight profiles, mission equipment and human factors. Until recently, such missions were performed exclusively by aircraft –…

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Systems Order for Saab

Defence & security company Saab sign contract for delivery of its AUV62 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems in training configuration. The AUV62 is an advanced and highly modern and…

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0January 22, 2013
Bye Aerospace & BoldIQ Speak Boldly About Silent Guardian Hybrid UAV

Bye Aerospace, Inc., a Denver-based company applying clean energy solutions to innovative aircraft designs for the aerospace and defense markets, announced that BoldIQ Inc. will provide operations optimization and disruption…
0January 22, 2013
FSB Tenders for Micro-UAV Sensor Package

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday a tender for research on a potential sensor system for a micro-unmanned air vehicle (UAV) project, according to an order posted on…
0January 22, 2013
PBS’s Nova Explores the Advances in Unmanned Aerial Surveillance

The ever-shifting lines between ground-breaking technology and morality and ethics are being drawn into sharp focus once again, both in the shadowy world of cyberspace and in the more mundane…
0January 4, 2013
Canada’s Large UAV Requirement with Little Progress

Despite an effort begun six years ago to establish an unmanned aircraft capability, Canadian Forces still have neither fielded unmanned aerial vehicles for routine surveillance of the country’s coasts nor…
0January 4, 2013
Pentagon Announces $248M Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Contract

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the award of a $248 million firm-fixed-price contract for “manufacturing, testing, packaging, marking, storage and shipping services.” The award is to…
0January 3, 2013
IAF Award Training and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Contracts to Elbit Systems

The Israeli air force has awarded Elbit Systems a contract worth about $90 million to supply it with additional Hermes 900 unmanned air systems within the next three years. Announced…
0January 3, 2013
Iran Exporting Reverse-Engineered UAVs to it Allies

Iran has reported the export of indigenous unmanned aerial vehicles. Officials said the Teheran regime has exported several models of UAVs to allies in the Middle East and Africa. They…
0January 3, 2013
Syria Accused of Adapting MiG-21 for Unmanned Chemical Warfare

Syria’s air force has adapted the Mikoyan MiG-21 fighter to be flown unmanned and to carry chemical warfare materials, intelligence analysts have claimed. On 21 June 2012, Syrian pilot Col…
0January 2, 2013
Indonesia Develop New UAV to Assist with Forest Protection

“The new UAV named Wulung, produced by the Office of Technology Assessment and Application (BPPT) in Indonesia, has already demonstrated its capability after undergoing testing in November 2012. “The Wulung UAV…