All Military UAVs articles – Page 91
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NewsIsrael fields upgraded Skylark UAS
Elbit Systems has upgraded its Skylark 1 LE unmanned air system (UAS), after the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) changed its operational requirements.
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Prioria hopes to make inroads from US Army UAV deal
Prioria Robotics has begun training the Joint Special Operations Task Force on its small, tube-launched Maveric unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsUS FAA report outlines multi-year process for UAS integration
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been vocal about efforts to integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into US airspace, but details in the FAA’s recent UAS plan reveal it will take many years to fully integrate UAS.
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NewsFAA releases broad UAS plan as 2015 deadline looms
As many as 7,500 small unmanned aircraft could be operating in US airspace within five years if the federal government establishes needed standards for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), says the head of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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NewsFAA outlines plan to integrate UAS into US airspace
The US Federal Aviation Administration released a "roadmap" today outlining steps to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the nation's air space.
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NewsArcturus demos T-20 UAV for Asian country
California-based Arcturus UAV plans to fly its T-20 Tier II aircraft equipped with a multi-sensor payload for an unnamed Asian country this week.
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NewsUnmanned aircraft to get cues from unattended ground sensors
Spy “rocks” talking to robot aircraft might be the future of USA-Mexico border surveillance if Lockheed Martin’s newly-updated network of small, easily disguised unattended ground sensors performs as promised.
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NewsIsraeli air force starts training with Dror UAV
The Israeli air force has selected a basic air vehicle named Dror to begin training personnel for its different types of unmanned air systems.
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Raburn holds high hopes for Solara
Vern Raburn wants to sell you on another aircraft. It is not a single-engined, very light jet this time. It is not even jet-powered. Or manned.
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KAI unveils tactical UAV plans
Korea Aerospace Industries is developing a tactical UAV that can carry a payload of 500kg (1,100lb).
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Austria opts for Tracker mini-UAS from Cassidian
Austria’s armed forces have ordered six Tracker mini-unmanned air systems from EADS Cassidian subsidiary Survey Copter.
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NewsFAA chief calls for conversation on agency's funding model
US Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta today endorsed calls for a “thoughtful conversation” about how the agency is funded and which services it should provide.
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AeroVironment and Eurocopter unveil collaboration agreement
Eurocopter and unmanned air system manufacturer AeroVironment have signed an agreement that may expand their respective military and commercial portfolios.
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Artificial insect eye may open path to sense-and-avoid UAVs
While they cannot match the resolution that humans and other vertebrates get from our single-lens eyes, the multi-lens compound eyes carried by insects are much better at providing a panoramic view with very fast image processing in a small package.
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Mars cars need to be self-drivers
Field trials in what may be Earth’s most Mars-like terrain have flagged up some of the challenges that the European Space Agency scientists will face when their 2018 ExoMars mission puts a rover on the Red Planet – and software being developed for the project may also help develop fully ...
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NewsAeroVironment’s Puma gets 3.5h endurance
AeroVironment has made design improvements that extend the endurance of its RQ-20A Puma AE unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by 75%, to 3.5h.
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USAF places latest Reaper order
The US Air Force has finalised a fiscal year 2013 order for 24 more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsUK's extra Reapers near acceptance
The UK’s next batch of five General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper unmanned air vehicles are due to complete acceptance testing before year-end.
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NewsARA receives FAA authority to operate Nighthawk IV in Vermont
Applied Research Associates (ARA) has received authority from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its Nighthawk IV micro-unmanned aircraft at its facility in Randolph, Vermont.
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NewsFrench air force pilots complete first Reaper training flight
France’s lead pair of pilots for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper unmanned air vehicle have gained their first experience of flying the type.