DefenceTalkElbit Systems has announced the launching of Light SPEAR, a new and unique self-protection and jamming system for UAS. Improving the UAS’ survivability and meeting the growing world demand to operate and collect accurate intelligence in highly hostile environments, Light SPEAR is composed of air defence systems and is based on Elbit Systems EW and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/light-spear-offers-self-protection-and-jamming-system-for-uavs-67841/

DefenceTalkEurope’s nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator was presented in flight today at an air meet at Istres organized by the French Air Force. It is the first time in world aeronautical history that a stealth aircraft controlled from the ground has flown in public. The event – which was prepared by teams from Dassault […]https://www.defencetalk.com/another-world-first-for-the-neuron-uav-67610/

DefenceTalkGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced the longest endurance flight of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Big Wing aircraft, a next-generation derivative of the combat-proven Predator B RPA. “This long-endurance flight demonstrates Predator B Big Wing’s game-changing potential for providing life-saving persistent ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance] in support of U.S. and coalition warfighters,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/predator-b-big-wing-flies-over-37-hours-non-stop-67584/

DefenceTalkAeroVironment has unveiled its new Mantis i45 electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) gimbal payload designed for AeroVironment Puma AE (All Environment) small unmanned aircraft systems – for both commercial and military applications. The company made the announcement at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) XPONENTIAL 2016 conference and trade show taking place May 2-5 at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aerovironment-unveils-mantis-i45-eo-ir-gimbal-payload-for-puma-ae-67390/

DefenceTalkThe inaugural launch of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle in Helmand, Afghanistan marked new intelligence gathering capability for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. The Helmand ScanEagle site is the first of eight in Afghanistan that will be operational in the next two and a half years. “The ScanEagle systems provide the Afghan National […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scaneagle-uavs-enhance-intelligence-capability-for-afghanistan-67283/

DefenceTalkAn estimated seven million drones will fly in US skies by 2020, nearly tripling the number expected to be in circulation by the end of the year, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Unmanned aircraft systems will be the most dynamic growth sector within aviation,” the agency said in a report, which forecast that some 2.5 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/number-of-us-drones-will-nearly-triple-by-2020-faa-67173/

DefenceTalkSoldiers with 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, provide a set of eyes in the sky in the fight against Daesh through the use of Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems. Under the Army’s aviation restructure initiative, UAS can be used for attack missions and to supplement manned missions against the enemies of the U.S. and its allies. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unmanned-aerial-system-more-than-just-remote-controlled-planes-67136/

DefenceTalkDeep in the Nevada desert is a top secret, little-known US military facility known as Area 6, rumored to be the Pentagon’s test ground for cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicles. “I had not heard about it,” claimed John Pike, director of a Virginia-based defense news site, according to the Las Vegas Review. Pike was referring to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/inside-the-pentagons-drone-proving-ground-67027/

DefenceTalkThe White House for the first time will release casualty figures from its controversial drone program, officials said on Monday, amid criticism that the airstrikes often kill civilians instead of the intended terror targets. Lisa Monaco, President Barack Obama’s top homeland security adviser, said the administration will publish a review of its air strikes on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-to-release-data-on-drone-strikes-66981/

DefenceTalkThe Defence Secretary and Prime Minister visited Amiens, France where a ground-breaking new £1.54bn project was announced to build a prototype of the next generation of unmanned aircraft. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project builds on the successful £120million joint feasibility study undertaken after the last UK France Summit in 2014. At the summit, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-uk-future-combat-air-system-project-moves-forward-66931/