Florida Woman Charged For Illegal Export Of Drone Tech To Chinese Research...
The US Federal court has charged a Florida woman with conspiring to illegally export US underwater drone technology to a Chinese state-owned industry. A 53-year-old Amin Yu, a Chinese citizen living in the US as a permanent resident, is reportedly to have conspired from 2002 until February 2014 to obtain systems...
China Seeks Export Licence For Lethal Drone
China is seeking an export licence for its new CH-5 combat and reconnaissance drone which is capable of launching air-to-surface missiles and laser-guided bombs. Developed by state-owned China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, CH-5 made its first flight in August, becoming the heaviest and strongest military drone in China
BACA Calls For Better Regulations On Drones
The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has called for an immediate action on usage of unmanned aircraft after the incident yesterday involving a British Airways plane which collided with a drone on its final approach into Heathrow airport. “The fact that a passenger jet and drone collided brings into sharp focus...
Thales To Deliver Fulmar UAS To Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Thales has won a contract to deliver Fulmar Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). Fulmar, a small fixed wing UAS, is to be installed on six New Generation Patrol Crafts (NGPC), being constructed by Destini Shipbuilding and Engineering Sdn
Iranian Guards Corps Debuts 'Hamasseh' Drone
Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) field-tested a homegrown drone – Hamasseh (Epic) during a three-day military drill in southeast Iran on Tuesday. The drone is capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike missions simultaneously and can do long flights at high altitude
US, India Finalize Mini-UAVs, Other Defense Projects
India and US have finalized four government-to-government projects that include small UAVs, high powered lasers and target detection technology. “US Secretary for Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parriakr have welcomed finalization of four government-to-government project agreements in the area of science and technology cooperation
India May Push To Acquire Armed Predator Drones During Ash Carter Visit
India may make a pitch to purchase armed Predator drones made by General Atomics when the US Defence Secretary, Ash Carter visits India next week. India is already is in talks with the United States to purchase 40 Predator surveillance drones, Reuters said quoting unnamed Indian officials, adding that this was a possible first step towards acquiring the armed version of the aircraft
DARPA To Fly Unmanned XS-1 Spaceplane Ten Times In 10 days
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) DARPA announced Thursday Phase 2 of its Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, which seeks to design and fabricate an experimental unmanned spaceplane and fly the vehicle ten times in ten days. The reusable XS-1 would demonstrate the potential for low-cost and “aircraft-like” high-ops-tempo space flight, enabling a host of critical national security options while helping to launch a new and potentially fruitful commercial sector
France Orders 14 Patroller UAV For $340 Million
France has ordered 14 Patroller Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to replace French Armys Sperwer UAVs worth $340 million from Sagem. The contract covers delivery of two operational Patroller systems each including five UAVs and a ground control station
Israel Used Drones To Kill Terrorists In Gaza
Israeli Army used Hermes 450 attack drones to kill terrorists in Gaza in 2014. In an official unclassified document, the Israeli army said on its website that, it operated Hermes 450 drones and attacked 5,226 targets during the war in Gaza and acted against 32 tunnels, 14 of which were part of the Israeli territory,
DARPA Demos Aircraft, UAV Collision Avoidance System
The US Defence Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has completed the first flight tests of the integrated sense-and-avoid (SAA) system that is designed to enable manned and unmanned aircraft to automatically detect nearby aircraft and avoid potential mid-air collisions. An unmanned air vehicle (UAV) repeatedly used the technology demonstration system to detect and track in real time a Cessna 172G aircraft approaching from various vertical and horizontal distances
Boeing Offers ScanEagle UAV for Indian Armed Forces Requirement
Boeing is pitching its ScanEagle UAV for an Indian Army, Navy and Air Force requirement of over 1000 mini Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV). The latest version of the ScanEagle mini-UAV has an in-flight launch and retrieval system where the UAV is mounted on another vertical take-off UAV and ejected when it reaches a certain height
Russia Deploys New Pantsir-SMD Missile Systems
Poland Seals Major K2 Tank Deal with South Korea, Local Assembly to...
Russia Used Jet-Powered Geran UAV in Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Killing 32,
Fourth Chinese Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Joins Navy
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...