Military UAVs – Page 99
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UK ATC controls UAV for first time
A twin-turboprop BAe Jetstream research aircraft has completed a 500nm (925km) flight through UK airspace under the command of a ground-based pilot and the...
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Israeli Heron UAV ditches off coast
The Israeli air force ditched one of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicles into the Mediterranean Sea off the nation's coast on 11...
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NewsUS technical college receives Innocon UAVs
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has delivered a MiniFalcon II unmanned air system to the Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota ...
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NewsPICTURE: TAI shows R300 unmanned helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has unveiled an unmanned helicopter named the R300 ...
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NewsEgypt set to sign Anka UAV contract in June
Turkish Aerospace Industries expects to finalise a contract with Egypt during June for its Anka UAV ...
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Peru claims fault with Israeli UAS
The Peruvian army has stored two Israeli-made unmanned air system types, claiming they do not meet requirements ...
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Simlat wins Czech aerostat training deal
Simlat is to provide unmanned air system training and simulation equipment to Summit Advanced Systems of the Czech Republic ...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman X-47B makes first arrested landing
The Northrop Grumman X-47B test bed has completed its first landing using an arrestor cable on 4 May, the same method used to land on an aircraft carrier,...
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NewsFrench White Paper sets equipment course for 2025
France plans to allocate a total of €364 billion ($479 billion) to its defence budget between 2014 and 2025, with the sum and a broad equipment breakdown...
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NewsMaritime Heron UAV supports European airspace trial
Europe has advanced a project to prove the feasibility of using satellite communications to enable UAS operations in non-segregated airspace ...
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Beechcraft MC-12 crashes in Afghanistan, killing four
A US Air Force Beechcraft MC-12 Liberty has crashed in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, killing its four crewmembers. Details in the 27 April crash are...
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NewsVote now for your Flightglobal aviation heroes
Vote for your aviation heroes in the Flightglobal Achievement Awards We are delighted to announce the shortlist in the fifth annual Flightglobal Achievement...
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NewsBrazilian navy begins UAS evaluation
The Brazilian navy has begun to evaluate two Israeli-made unmanned air systems for maritime surveillance missions ...
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Indian air force to launch micro UAS evaluation
The Indian air force is to evaluate several micro unmanned air systems from around 10 companies in early May ...
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NewsIsraeli F-16 downs another Hezbollah UAV
An Israeli air force Lockheed Martin F-16 has shot down an unmanned air vehicle launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah militants ...
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NewsUSAF to rebalance ISR portfolio
The US Air Force will have to rebalance its ISR aircraft portfolio after operations wrap up over Afghanistan ...
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Jordan 'opens airspace to Israeli UAVs'
Israel has not commented on a report that Jordan has opened two corridors of its airspace for Israeli unmanned air systems being used to monitor the security situation in Syria.
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NewsUSAF details plan to halt Block 30 Global Hawk use
The US Air Force does not intend to keep the Block 30 Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk in service past the end of the calendar year 2014 because the Lockheed...
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Germany nears unmanned air system decision
Germany is close to selecting a large unmanned air system, with the nation's Der Spiegel newspaper saying that air force chief Lt Gen Karl Muellner...
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NewsPoland rejoins NATO AGS programme
Poland has confirmed its intention to formally rejoin NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme as a core nation, with the alliance's managing organisation now preparing the relevant documents for its reinclusion.