Military
Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aircraft and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. The move by the Defense Ministry, which has the power to veto defense exports,
Events
The fifth and final workshop in the five-part series of European Commission UAS Panel Workshops run jointly by the European Commission's DG Mobility & Transport (MOVE) and DG Enterprise (ENTR) on the topic of insertion of UAS into European controlled airspace, will take place at the Royal
Targets
When fighter jets age, their commercial and military value depreciates. They can either be consigned to the scrap heap, sold to nations with limited military budgets, placed in museums, or... get blown up in new and exciting ways. The Defense Department has an entire programme devoted to blowing up old
Commercial
Thom Hartmann of RT America's "The Big Picture" interviews Tim Pool of "Timcast-Tv" about using his "OccuCopter" to film the police in New York City as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Tim was inspired by the use of unmanned
Data Links & Communications
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apache Block III LONGBOW systems. The contract includes the first international purchase of the Block III LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) by
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $12,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the support services for Warrior A/Block 0 unmanned aircraft systems. Work will be performed in Poway, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 17, 2013. One
Commercial
The conservation group Sea Shepherd has been told by the Australian Antarctic Division that its UAS must undergo an urgent environmental impact assessment (EIA) if they are to be used in waters covered by the Antarctic Treaty. The aircraft were used by the group last month to find the factory
Commercial
US Customs and Border Protection received its ninth unmanned aircraft late December, the fourth at National Air Security Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Flights performed from this location will provide critical aerial surveillance to CBP border security personnel on the ground along the Southwest border. The arrival of the
Commercial
The Federal Police in the Parana district in Brazil have recently begun to operate a Heron-1 supplied by Israel Aerospace Industries. The Heron will perform missions in the San Miguel de Iguacu area as part of the overall effort to fight drug trafficking. The Brazilian police say that by
An Israeli unmanned aircraft flying over Turkey was nearly intercepted by Turkish aerial defense forces, an Istanbul-based media outlet reported on Tuesday. Two F-16 fighter jets were called-up to the area, but failed to locate the aircraft. "The Israeli 'Heron' was detected spying on
Military
Aurora Flight Sciences announced the delivery of the first complete ship set of composite aerospace structures to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) programme. Aurora manufactures the aft fuselage, forward nacelle, mid nacelle, aft nacelle, and V-tail
Business
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $54,795,517 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure laser designator retrofit kits for the Shadow unmanned aircraft system. Work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Md., with an estimated completion