Military
Pieces of an unmanned aircraft that were found in a fisherman’s net on the southern coast of Turkey have sparked a controversy as they might belong to a Heron, a trademark piece of equipment from the Israeli military. The event started speculation that Israel might be conducting surveillance missions
Commercial
A remote colony of birds kept flying away before anyone could count them, so a team of ecologists built a do-it-yourself unmanned aircraft to spy on them from above.The team made their UAS out of a 4.6-foot-wide radio-controlled airplane, two cameras and a
Events
For those of us who can't be there, this clip combines travel and exhibition footage to put us in the mood. The 22nd biennial Dubai Air Show runs from November 13-17 and expects more than 50,000 visitors, 500 delegation representatives and 130 aircraft. This year'
Military
Ankara has claimed it will have sole responsibility for the routes and missions of four US Predators deployed to an air base in southeastern Turkey last month to help with efforts to track down and gather intelligence on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists.The aircraft in Turkey will be operational
Accidents
Two US unmanned aircraft have crashed separately in southern Somalia near the border with Kenya, according to Iran's Press TV.One went down on the outskirts of Dhoobley town, situated 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Kenyan border and about 500 kilometers (312 miles) southwest of the Somali
Military
Embraer has revealed the first image of a new medium-altitude UAS now under development and aimed for the Brazilian defence and security market.The twin-boomed aircraft is being developed by the Harpia joint venture formed in September between Embraer and Elbit Systems subsidiary AEL. However, the Harpia UAS
UAE firm Adcom Systems is displaying a full-sized mock-up of a medium altitude long endurance UAS, called the United 40, in the static park at the Dubai Air Show.An illustration at the Adcom stand, however, labels what appears to be an identical aircraft the Yabhon-Smart Eye
Military
The Israeli Air Force's largest unmanned aircraft is scheduled to begin operations within several months after eight years in development.Several Eitan UAS are scheduled to begin operations in the various combat sectors including Gaza and Lebanon. The Eitan is 14 meters long and has 26 meter-long
Commercial
Head of the Khomeini-Shahr branch of the Islamic Azad University, Khalifeh Soltani, announced on Monday that a group of students have built an unmanned aircraft which specializes in rescue and relief operations. It has been built in a period of seven months and has cost about USD 15,000.
Respected UK daily newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, just published the Global Language Monitor Top 10 lists of the most commonly used words, phrases and names in English speaking media internet in the past year. It concludes that ‘drones’ has entered the list of the Top 10 most commonly used words
Events
Since its debut in 2008, the annual UAV Symposium has grown tremendously. To better reflect this growth and embrace the attention the field of unmanned systems receives globally, this annual meeting will be renamed “INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS”. ICUAS 12 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, during the
Testing
A team of seven students from the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech (UPC) have developed the technology for flying the Solar Endeavour UPC, Spain's first photovoltaic-powered plane built by students. The project's main goal was