DefenceTalkThe US military faces a chronic shortage of surveillance aircraft in Africa needed to track extremists on the continent, particularly in the Sahel region, a top general said Thursday. Only seven percent of the military’s requirements for reconnaissance and surveillance planes — including drones and other aircraft — were met last year in Africa, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/for-us-forces-in-africa-spy-drones-in-short-supply-58966/

DefenceTalkDutch scientists have developed the world’s smallest autonomous flapping drone, a dragonfly-like beast with 3-D vision that could revolutionize our experience of everything from pop concerts to farming. “This is the DelFly Explorer, the world’s smallest drone with flapping wings that’s able to fly around by itself and avoid obstacles,” its proud developer Guido de […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-scientists-flap-to-the-future-with-insect-drone-58844/

DefenceTalkThe US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing new rules of using drones and is launching several investigations on the drones following the recent accident in Connecticut. Now journalists and government officials seem to be at crossroads as the so-called Hartford crash gained more attention in the media, during which the victim’s body was left […]https://www.defencetalk.com/journalism-use-of-drones-may-get-prohibited-as-well-as-commercial-58808/

DefenceTalkThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DAPRA, presented concept images of its scheme to pair up the US military with modular drones named Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES for short), capable of transforming to comply with the needs of different missions. The ARES drone will be utilized as an unmanned vehicle […]https://www.defencetalk.com/meet-ares-darpas-newest-transformer-style-drones-under-development-58805/

DefenceTalkIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Tuesday unveiled the newest “Super Heron” drone at the Singapore Air Show, an aircraft that “redefines” Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial systems, said in a statement of IAI. The newest drone features a heavy fuel engine and a propulsion system that enable it to operate at an altitude of 30,000 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-unveils-super-heron-male-drone-58802/

DefenceTalkHovering like mechanical sparrows over a windswept Maryland field on a bright Saturday afternoon, small drones seem harmless — but they are at the center of an ardent dogfight over US regulations. Every few weeks, members of the 800-strong DC Area Drone Users Group gather to fly their remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles and discuss the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/small-drones-hit-us-regulatory-turbulence-58792/

DefenceTalkThe Russian military has postponed tests of a high-endurance drone until an unspecified future date, a spokesperson for the United Arab Emirates company that makes the vehicle said Monday. “All existing agreements will remain in force, but the Russian side has requested a delay in testing from February until a later date,” Tatyana Kirova of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-delays-tests-of-uae-made-drone-50690/

DefenceTalkCyber warfare tools, guided munitions, and mass production of 3D-printed, automated drones are future military technologies that the US will be focusing on in the near future, according to a report from national security think-tank, according to the Center for a New American Security, the CBS reports. The US is preparing for war in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-prepares-for-cyber-warfare-with-mass-production-of-3d-printed-drones-50249/

DefenceTalkBritain and France brought their defence cooperation closer on Friday, announcing joint projects to build combat drones and unmanned anti-mine vehicles. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande struck a series of deals in a one-day summit at the Brize Norton airbase in Oxfordshire, southern England. They also announced joint training exercises […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-france-tighten-defence-ties-with-drone-and-missile-projects-50236/

DefenceTalkIn the not too distant future, you may hear the hum of a drone’s rotors as it descends upon you and be filled with a sense of relief, not panic. After all, it’s coming to save you, not harm you. Research at the University of Cincinnati could soon enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) – similar […]https://www.defencetalk.com/someday-a-drone-might-save-your-life-50134/