DefenceTalkChina tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US officials said. Global Hawk long-range surveillance drones were targeted by jamming in at least one incident near the Spratly Islands, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-jams-us-spy-drones-over-disputed-south-china-sea-islands-64289/

DefenceTalkThe US Air Force is preparing to launch its super-secretive space drone into orbit again, and this time NASA will use the flight to see how 100 or so “materials of interest” hold up in space’s harsh zero-gravity environment. No details were released about the nature of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle’s three previous orbital […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagons-mysterious-x-37b-space-drone-heads-back-into-orbit-64264/

DefenceTalkUnited Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has developed a proposal for an Interagency Task Program for Drone Development. Its implementation will enable Russian law enforcement agencies to receive a few hundred drones of various classes and purposes by 2025. The Interagency Task Program was designed by experts from federal executive bodies as well as research organizations […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-drone-development-program-through-2025-64254/

DefenceTalkBrussels: A European project to build a military drone by 2025 took wing on Monday as Germany, France and Italy signed a deal to start technical work and end their reliance on US- and Israeli-made models. The scheme for a pilotless aircraft built by the three EU powers could be worth up to a billion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/euro-drone-project-gets-lift-off-to-challenge-us-64247/

DefenceTalkUS military scientists have invented a miniature drone that fits in the palm of a hand, ready to be dropped from the sky like a mobile phone with wings. The “micro air vehicle” is named after the insect that inspired its invention, the Cicada, which spends years underground before appearing in great swarms, reproducing and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cicadas-us-militarys-new-swarm-of-mini-drones-64239/

DefenceTalkUnmanned aircraft is one of the fastest growing sectors in civilian and military aviation. From close air support, to surveillance, to climate data gathering, unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, are now a staple within Army aviation units. This growing demand is rapidly requiring units to train more personnel to operate drones. Training is especially paramount […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-combat-aviation-soldiers-master-control-of-drones-during-test-flights-64222/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude, long endurance autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) successfully completed Milestone C approval from the Defense Acquisition Executive. For the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)-built Global Hawk program, Milestone C is a key incremental step in the Department of Defense’s acquisition process that enables the program to move […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rq-4-global-hawk-achieves-milestone-c-64117/

DefenceTalkExelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for unmanned aerial system (UAS), drone operations in the US. Symphony® RangeVue™ puts real-time Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveillance data, flexible background maps and weather information in the hands of UAS operators and test range personnel. The system provides significant improvements to the safety […]https://www.defencetalk.com/exelis-launches-airspace-surveillance-and-sense-and-avoid-tool-for-uavs-63971/

DefenceTalkThe Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office has completed equipping the 1/501st Aviation Battalion, 1st Armored Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade, from Fort Bliss, Texas, with the RQ-7Bv2 (Tactical Common Data Link) Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS. The unit is the first to receive the Shadow v2 and have it organically assigned to the battalion. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-equips-first-shadow-uas-v2-unit-63832/

DefenceTalkPakistan on Friday successfully tested its first indigenous armed drone named Buraq, and its laser guided missile named Barq. The drone has the ability to fly in all types of weather conditions and strike its targets with pinpoint accuracy. Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif attended the ceremony and witnessed the test fire of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-tests-first-drone-named-buraq-63502/