Unmanned X-47B readies for maiden arrested landing
U.S. Navy’s X-47B “Salty Dog 502” is ready to depart Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., and heads for USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), sailing off the coast of Virginia, to make an arrested landing...
View ArticleIAI and Thales integrate datalink capability on Heron UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Thales have conducted, in Israel, risk reduction flight tests for the integration of Thales and Elisra’s NATO STANAG 7085 data link on board the Heron...
View ArticleConvertible UAVs
Textron’s unmanned systems division has demonstrated its Textron/Aerosonde Hybrid Quadrotor that combines the Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) capabilities of a multi-rotor platform with the speed...
View ArticleGeography Lessons
Having Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) at your disposal is a valuable asset to any military, but existential threats in Asia-Pacific bring a new dimension to the need for timely availability of this...
View ArticleBeyond the One Million Flight Hour Mark
Insitu’s ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) hit a collective one million operational flight hours during the last week of July. Beyond this corporate benchmark,...
View ArticleBroadening Horizons
The benefit of operating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the maritime domain has been known to navies in the Asia-Pacific region for some time. As far back as 2007 the Indian Navy trialled the...
View ArticleThe Connection Is Made
The proliferation of reconnaissance technology across the Asia-Pacific continues to advance at pace as armed forces operating on land, in the air and at sea, seek to enhance their situation awareness...
View ArticleVision Thing!
Focused on lightweight, robust and power-frugal devices with better performance that are easier to use, infantry night vision is evolving through refinements to existing technologies, while more...
View ArticleNew Chinese VTOL UAVs
The Chinese state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled two models of its A-Hawk series of strike-capable, reconnaissance vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial...
View ArticleTAI presence at Singapore Air Show with its indigenous products
Between February 6-11, 2018 Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will attend Singapore Airshow, one of the most important Asian fairs. TAI, which is ambitious in Asian market, will demonstrate all its...
View ArticleWe want what you have
There is a clear demand for unmanned aerial technology in the Asia-Pacific, as territorial disputes and large EEZs (Exclusive Economic Zones) are leading nations to explore easier ways of monitoring...
View ArticleSaif Sareea UAV Trials
David Oliver in Oman – During Saif Sareea 3, members of 1 Armoured Infantry Brigade under the command of Major Henry Jordan, SO2 Strike Experimental Group, Household Cavalry, experimented with the use...
View ArticleWB Group shows secure comms and mini/tactical UAVs
Polish WB Group is presenting a demonstration of its Fonet and Topaz systems together at IDEAS 2018, together with its UAV technology. Fonet is a digital vehicular communication and command platform,...
View ArticleALIT soars high with CH-5 UAV
Aerospace Long-March International Trade Company (ALIT) is highlighting the new Cai Hong-5 (CH-5) medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which made its maiden flight in July 2017...
View ArticleANKA will be a spotlight in LIMA 2019
Turkish Aerospace will participate in LIMA (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition) 2019, which will be held in Langkawi, Malaysia from March 26 to 30, 2019. First time in its...
View ArticleCounter UAV: High Tech Flyswatters
JR Ng – The use of unmanned aerial systems to disrupt or attack military and civilian personal and locations is now and established threat to be countered. In December 2018, multiple sightings of at...
View ArticleChina’s Next Generation Unmanned Assassins
JR Ng – China has been steadily pushing ahead in its development of stealthy, unmanned deep penetration aircraft in recent years. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is beginning to reap the harvest...
View ArticleSuccessful demonstration of breakthrough ‘blown-air’ flight technologies to...
For the first time in aviation history, an aircraft has been manoeuvred in flight using supersonically blown air, removing the need for complex movable flight control surfaces. In a series of...
View ArticleDouble jeopardy for Australia’s UAV programmes
The Australia Department of Defence’s (DoD’s) efforts to acquire high-end unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have entered uncertain ground following the...
View ArticleAir Defence Challenges in the New Decade
Air defence is coming to the fore of Western military planning after being neglected in the 20-plus years of permissive campaigns since the end of the Cold War. The low-threat operating environment in...
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