UCAV
Will unmanned combat aerial vehicles be ubiquitous by 2025?
June 05 by Richard de SilvaFor the past ten years, the face of unmanned military aircraft has dominated the front pages of national press, ministerial reports and strategic briefings. Off the back of an extended Afghanistan c...
Maritime surveillance capabilities boosted with UAV's history-making carrier landing
July 11 by Defence IQ PressFor the first time in history an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has landed on an aircraft carrier. Northrop Grumman’s X-47B successfully performed the most challenging manoeuvre in naval avi...
As Unmanned Aircraft Systems Proliferate, Investors Struggle to Keep Pace
March 07 by Laurent RathbornA recent market report by the Teal Group predicts that the worldwide market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will hit $94 Billion in 2011. Pakistan is ramping up its internal UAV production programme an...
Through the Eyes of a Machine: Joint Forces Panel Attacks Autonomy Debate in UAVs
December 20 by Defence IQ Digital
Airborne Robot Wars: Next Generation UCAVs Bare Their Teeth
December 20 by Defence IQ PressThis interview features commentary from RAF Group Captain (Retired) Chris Granville-White, CBE, who chaired the 8th Annual UCAV Conference in London. Here he discusses the political and legal landscap...
Horizon’s Fuel Cell Triples Flight Duration Capability of South Korean Close-Range UAV
November 09 by Horizon Energy SystemsSingapore, November 9, 2010 – The newly developed AEROPAK hydrogen fuel cell power system recently announced by Horizon Energy Systems (HES) of Singapore helped set a new record for electric f...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: US Army UAV Imagery Gets High Tech Upgrades
November 08 by Defence IQ Digital
Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles return to flight status after temporary suspension of flying
November 03 by Australian Department of DefenceAustralia’s Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have returned to flight after flying of all Heron UAVs was temporarily suspended for 24 hours on 1 November. Contractor MacDonald Dettwil...
Slaying the 'Culture' Monster: Will UAVs Fall Prey to the Traditional Warfighter Mentality?
November 01 by Defence IQ PressColonel Jeffrey Turcotte, USAF, Chief Air and Weapons Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, speaks at the UAV Summit, hosted by IQPC. This transcript of his presentation addresses the implication...
'Fix this, pilgrim!': US Air Force UCAV Maintenance Demands Over-the-Horizon Solutions
October 13 by Defence IQ Digital
Unmanned aerial vehicle crashes in Paktika province
October 12 by ISAF Joint Command AfghanistanClassification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: FOUO 2010-10-CA-078 For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 7) - An unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in Paktika province Thursday....