Philippine Army To Examine Singapore’s Offer Of Reconnaissance Drones
The Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) will examine Singapores offer to use its drones for reconnaissance and surveillance in Marawi city where the AFP is fighting Islamic insurgents. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was quoted as saying to local media yesterday that Singapores offer, made by its...
Airbus Tests Unmanned Jet-Propelled Demonstrator, Sagitta
Airbus has successfully tested an unmanned jet-propelled demonstrator with the project name Sagitta. The UAV flew autonomously for around seven minutes over the test site in Overberg, South Africa, on a pre-programmed course
Saudi Arabia Converts Manned Aircraft Into Military Drones
Saudi Arabias King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced the success of a project to convert a manned aircraft into a drone. This was disclosed by KACST President Prince Turki Bin Saud
US To Test New Counter-UAS Program At Bagram Airfield In Afghanistan
Researchers from US Defence Department are planning to test new ways to counter the probable drone threats in future due to rising unmanned aircraft systems around the world, at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The Air Force's 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here teamed up with a researcher from the Air...
BAE Systems To launch Testing Service For UK's First Maritime Autonomous Systems
BAE Systems has won a grant of £457,000 (US$ 597390.40) from Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and deliver the UKs first autonomous systems testing service
Indonesia To Test Home-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance Military Drone In 2019
Indonesia has started developing a large medium altitude long endurance (MALE) military drone which it plans to test in 2019. A consortium consisting of aircraft maker PT Dirgantara, Indonesian Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), state-owned electronic firm PT LEN, the Ministry of Defense and Security and the Bandung-based Institute of Technology is preparing to conduct a flight test for its larger Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone in 2019
Indian Defense Ministry Kicks-Off Procurement For Over 5000 UAVs
India's defense ministry has commenced $3 billion procurement plan for more than 5,000 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) over the next decade as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) teamed up with Indian firm Dynamatic Technologies and Elcom Systems. The Israel firm teamed up with Indian firm in a deal for production, assembly and support of UAVs in India
Explotrain Develops Functional Drone Based IED Simulation and Training System
Explotrain, a US-based company has developed a functional drone based IED simulation and training system. Asymmetric warfare by its very nature leads combatants on all sides to develop new weapons and defenses
Ukraine’s Border Guard Starts Using Spectator-M Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has put the new Spectator-M unmanned aircraft system to service. Flights are carried out within the reserved airspace with help of BPAC-MP-1, unmanned aviation complexes, SBGS official website said
Israel Buying Modified Drones Armed With Machine Guns And Grenade Launchers
Israel is reportedly buying multi-rotor drones that can be armed with machine guns and grenade launchers. Manufactured by Duke Robotics, TIKAD can be mounted with machine M4 gun, sniper SR-25, 40-millimeter grenade launcher and other weapons with a payload of about 10 kg
Pakistan To Develop Long Endurance Attack Drone
Pakistan has revealed a fifth generation Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) attack drone project which it says is in an advanced stage of development. Air Force Chief Sohail Aman talked about the 5th gen drone project while inaugurating the Kamra Aviation City initiative
French Air Force Conducts First MQ-9 Reaper UAS Flight
French Air Forces MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft has marked its first flight Tuesday after taking off from Cognac air base. The flight in French airspace has demonstrated that the air force can autonomously train its Reaper crews, helping it to stop becoming dependent on third-party support, French Air Force announced Thursday
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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
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...