DefenceTalkNASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in United States airspace. Through the agency’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System (UAS-NAS) project, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Honeywell […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-partners-test-unmanned-aircraft-systems-64700/

DefenceTalkThe Army has finished its follow on test and evaluation, or FOTE, on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle and Initial Test and Evaluation on the One System Remote Video Terminal at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California. Record testing was conducted from May 29 – June 14. The Gray Eagle, already in full-rate production […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-puts-gray-eagle-uas-one-system-remote-video-terminal-through-test-64617/

DefenceTalkRussia has developed super-high-frequency gun capable of deactivating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the warheads of precision weapons at an impact range of ten kilometers which ensures 360 degrees of perimeter defense. Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC), part of Rostec Corporation, has announced that it developed a super-high-frequency gun for BUK missile systems. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-develops-microwave-gun-able-to-deactivate-drones-warheads-64557/

DefenceTalkHackers and cyber-terrorists present an ever-evolving threat to airlines, with experts constantly testing for new vulnerabilities — including the fear that drones could be used to throw a plane off course. Most agree hacking a plane would be a near-impossible feat, but some professional hackers have claimed airline computer systems are riddled with weaknesses that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-ever-evolving-cyber-threat-to-planes-64527/

DefenceTalkThe leader of Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen was targeted in a CIA drone strike last week, though US officials would not immediately confirm he had been killed, The Washington Post reported Monday. Nasir al-Wuhayshi’s group, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is behind several plots against the United States, including an attempt to blow up a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cia-drone-strike-targets-top-al-qaeda-leader-in-yemen-report-64511/

DefenceTalkSince 2014, two Global Hawk surveillance drones have been temporarily deployed at Misawa air base. Within approximately six months, starting in July two more drones will be moved to Japan. Four US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones may be deployed in Japan within six months. The drones will be redeployed from the US military base […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-us-surveillance-drones-to-be-deployed-to-japan-64515/

DefenceTalkSoldiers have put the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, through its paces this month using advanced ground controls. The exercise, conducted at the National Training Center, or NTC, on Fort Irwin, California, involved the One System Remote Video Terminal, or OSRVT, which allows Soldiers to take control of the Gray Eagle payload, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/stryker-brigade-tests-gray-eagles-advanced-communications-gear-64513/

DefenceTalkExpanding NATO’s joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, Northrop Grumman Corporation and its industry partners together with NATO leaders unveiled the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft to an audience of customers, distinguished guests, employees and community leaders. The unmanned aircraft, a wide-area surveillance Global Hawk, is part of a broader system of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/natos-first-alliance-ground-surveillance-aircraft-unveiled-64395/

DefenceTalkThe IAF has been operating UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and the future holds a rich variety of developments. Two thirds of IAF’s aerial force will become unmanned in the next years During Operation “Protective Edge” last summer, IAF’s UAVs conducted over 20,000 flight hours, more than in any other campaign. There are two main reasons […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-uav-squadrons-look-to-the-future-64360/

DefenceTalkNATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system drones will be used in the Baltic airspace from 2017. Estonia is also one of the financial contributors to the program. NATO will use drones for reconnaissance and collection of information about the enemy and possible targets. NATO’s AGS system, operated and maintained on behalf of all 28 Allies, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-to-deploy-drones-over-baltic-64332/