France, UK To Unveil $2.1 Billion Joint Drone Project
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Fracois Hollande will unveil a 1.5 billion pound ($2
Northrop Grumman Flies SYRES-2 Intelligence Gathering Sensor On Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has flown a SYERS-2 intelligence gathering sensor on an RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS). This is the first time the legacy U
China Sets Up Unit To Detect Low-Flying Drones
China has set up specialized unit to detect and deal with small Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) within its Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLA Air Force). Small, slow-moving drones flying at an altitude of less than 1000 meters will be the main focus for the unit to detect, the PLA Air Force...
Rheinmetall Tests High-Energy Laser Effector Onboard German Warship
Rheinmetall and the German Bundewehr have successfully tested a high-energy laser effector installed on a German warship operating on the high seas. To carry out the test, Rheinmetall mounted a 10-kilowatt high-energy laser (HEL) effector on a MLG 27 light naval gun
Singapore’s Aviation Authority Signs MoU With Airbus Helicopters For UAS Proof-of-Concept Trials...
Airbus Helicopters and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Proof-of-Concept Trials, named the Skyways Project, in Singapore. The MOU was signed between Jean-Brice Dumont, Executive Vice-President, Engineering, Airbus Helicopters and Kevin Shum, Director-General of CAAS at the side...
DARPA Tech To Enable UAVs Navigate Indoors Without GPS
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently demonstrated sensor-loaded quad-copters that can move around obstacles without pilot inputs as the initial phase of its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program. DARPAs FLA program aims to develop algorithms that could reduce the amount of processing power, communications, and human intervention needed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to accomplish low-level tasks, such as navigation around obstacles in a cluttered environment
Russia’s UIMC Develops Attack, Surveillance Robotic Copter
Russias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has presented plans for a multifunctional air robotic system, which includes a reconnaissance and attack roles with rocket-launching capabilities. The reconnaissance copter can fly to an altitude of several thousand meters and can be used to detect and identify targets in real time
CACI To Work With Hume Center On Cyber Security Technology For UAVs
CACI International Inc and Virginia Techs Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology have entered into a partnership to develop the next generation of technology leaders in cyber-physical system security. During the five-year partnership, CACI will be an anchor partner in the Hume Centers Cyber-Physical System Security (CPSS) program, with a focus on cyber security for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Northrop Grumman To Showcase Drones, Radars At Singapore Air Show
Northrop Grumman will be showcasing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopters and advanced radars at the Singapore air show in a move to boost sales to Southeast Asia. “The company's airborne surveillance and advanced situational awareness capabilities will be showcased through visual displays of unmanned helicopters and high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems,” Northrop Grumman said in a news release on Tuesday
IAI Signs Agreement With Hankuk Carbon To Develop VTOL Drone
Korean composite manufacturer, Hankuk Carbon and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) to establish a Joint Venture to develop, manufacture, and sale Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV). Both companies will co-develop and co-manufacture the next generation VTOL UAV
US Army Developing Universal Control Interface For Drones
US Army is developing a universal control interface for drones to let operators fly more than one type using the same controls. The US Armys 15W soldiers are trained for a singular platform which includes AAI RQ-17 Shadow or General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle,
US Navy Plans Aerial Refuelling Drone
The US Navy is planning to develop a new unmanned drone to be used solely for a refueling purpose, Defense One reported. The new drone will be produced by the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike program with refueling as its primary role, and will have an initial limited strike capability, but more could be added in coming years, Defense One noted
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U.S., Iran Halt Strikes on One Another, But Tankers War Continues
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One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles