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The HexH2o, produced by Thai company QUADH2O, has an epoxy fibre/carbon fibre waterproof body that floats. This means that users can fly it out to a spot on a reasonably calm body of water, land it, get shots of whatever's lurking below the surface, then take off
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Iran on December 27 successfully tested its Skyguard Air Defence System to shoot down hypothetical enemy drones, according to Fars News Agency. The Skyguard missile defence system was put on test on the third day of the ongoing Mohammad Rasoulallah (PBUH) military exercises. The missiles fired from the Skyguard Air
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The Byrobot Drone Fighter is a quadrotor that can shoot infrared beams at other Drone Fighters in an invisible war. You won’t be able to see the battles, but you’ll be able to feel them if you’re on the wrong side. The quadrotors are controlled by a
Video
This short video shows the Temora Aviation Museum's Korean War-era Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-27 Sabre displaying at Temora in Australia during 2014. A significant commitment to preserving historical military aircraft was made by the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd when he signed an
Business
Navmar Applied Sciences Corp., Warminster, Pennsylvania, is being awarded an $11,831,173 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N68335-14-C-0131) to extend a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research effort in support of the Copperhead Unmanned Air Systems, specifically TigerShark unmanned aerial vehicle.
Insitu Inc. announced that it donated a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft, which participated in a widely publicized rescue mission in April 2009, to The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The aircraft will be displayed for several weeks in the Museum lobby then withdrawn to be prepared for permanent exhibit in the
Propulsion
The internal combustion engine (ICE) has had a remarkably successful century and a half. Unfortunately, it’s notoriously inefficient, wasting anywhere from 30 to 99 percent of the energy it produces and spewing unburned fuel into the air. Last week, Gizmag interviewed Dr. Alexander Shkolnik, President and CEO of LiquidPiston,
Business
TECOM Industries, Inc. a Smiths Interconnect business, announced the award of a firm fixed price contract from AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems for approximately $12.0M. The contract award is for the production of Expeditionary Ground Control Station (EGCS) portable command and control stations. The EGCS portable command and control stations
Video
This film documents the official test flight of the Wright Brothers' military airplane at Fort Myer, Virginia, on July 27, 1909. Source: YouTube
Military
The only option for India is to fast-track the procurement of UCAVs, both from outside sources as well as from indigenous research. First, given India’s strategic ties with the United States and Israel, New Delhi could pitch for their advanced UAS. But as always, Washington’s decision will
Testing
Lockheed Martin successfully tested its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests, demonstrating its ability to track ground targets while flying at tactical speeds. The company-funded tests were conducted on a Sabreliner jet at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. The data collected
Testing
Raytheon has successfully demonstrated the enhanced capabilities of its new CSP HD turret, a high definition electro-optical and infrared version of its Common Sensor Payload (CSP). The initial CSP HD system flight test occurred on a U.S. Army Gray Eagle UAS platform in September. Built upon the existing