Military Grade Anti-drone Equipment Ordered By Two London Airports
Londons Heathrow and Gatwick airports have ordered military grade anti-drone equipment following cancellation of several flights affecting over 140,000 passengers in Gatwick alone after drone sightings in mid-December last year. The airports confirmed that the anti-drone defenses are worth “several million pounds,” without giving further details,
Rafael, Aeronautics in Advanced Drones Development Deal
Israeli companies- Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and UAV manufacturer Aeronautics Limited have signed an agreement to develop advanced drones based on the latters Orbiter family of UAVs. The two companies will develop and manufacture advanced drones (UAV systems) based on the Orbiter family of UAVs
Chinese AVIC Completes Exporting 100 Wing Loong Combat Drones
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed exporting the 100th domestically-developed Wing Loong Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The state-run manufacturer started to export the Wing Loong series in 2010
Chinese Wing Loong I-D Drone Sporting Brand New Fuselage Completes Maiden Flight
Chinese Wing Loong I-D Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) sporting a brand new fuselage, has successfully completed its maiden flight on Sunday. The Wing Loong I-D took to the sky from an airport in western China on Sunday afternoon
General Atomics Wins $40M to Provide Services on Gray Eagle UAS
General Atomics has won a $40 million modification contract for services on the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Gray Eagle is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAS having an endurance of 25 hours, and speed up to167 KTAS (Knots True Air Speed)
Israeli Army Eyes Replacing Chinese DJI Drones with Locally Made Ones
Israel Army plans to replace Chinese DGI drones currently operated by its units with locally made drones. The Israeli company Elbit Systems is developing a small drone to replace the drones used by the Israel Defense Forces, most of which are manufactured by Chinese DGI due to difficulties in encoding them,
Egyptian Air Force Signs Agreement to buy Chinese Drones
The Egyptian Air Force signed an agreement to purchase drones, believed to be the Wing Loong II attack-reconnaissance UAVs, from Chinas National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC). The agreement was signed Commander of Egyptian air forces, Mohamed Abbas and CATIC officials on the sidelines of the EDEX 2018 exhibition held in Cairo earlier this week, an official announcement said
Leonardo Tests Falco UAS as Part of EU Surveillance Research Program
Leonardos Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from Lampedusa airport (Lampedusa Island) as part of the Frontex surveillance research programme to test its ability to monitor the European Unions external borders. Frontex is exploring the surveillance capability of medium-altitude, long-endurance RPAS as well as evaluating cost efficiency and endurance
Elta Systems Delivers Drone Detection Systems to Argentina
Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA Systems has won a contract to provide the Drone Guard system for detection, identification and disruption of UAVs and drones to Argentina. The Drone Guard sold to Argentina will be used for securing large-scale international events held in Buenos Aires this year, including the 2018 Youth Olympics, and the G20 Summit that will take place in the Argentinian capital, the company said in a statement Tuesday
General Atomics’ SkyGuardian MQ-9B Aircraft Receives Airworthiness Certification
General Atomics has received a Special Airworthiness Certification in the Experimental Category from the FAA for its second MQ-9B SkyGuardian aircraft. The company-owned Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – registered as N191FP and known as YBC02 – joins the first SkyGuardian in support of the MQ-9B development program
Eyeing Drones, Aircraft Launch System Sales, General Atomics Opens Office in India
Eyeing to sell MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aerial System, and electromagnetic aircraft launch and recovery systems (EMALS) for Indian aircraft carriers, General Atomics has announced the opening of a new office in New Delhi, India. General Atomics is working with both governments (India and the United States) in an effort to provide India with a variety of systems and technologies supporting national defense, including MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones, and EMALS for Indian aircraft carriers, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Schiebel Wins European Maritime Safety Agency Contract
Schiebel has won a maritime surveillance service provision contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to supply Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) services. The UAVs will be equipped with L3 Wescam MX-10 Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera gimbal, an Overwatch Imaging PT-8 Oceanwatch payload and an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver, Schiebel said in a statement Thursday
Made-for-Germany Israeli Heron TP UAV Marks First Flight Over German Airspace
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