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Civil defenseIndia: 50 Israeli-made UAVs have been ordered
Tel Aviv, Israel - Relations in the military field between the two states have been so consolidated further in the airborne surveillance sector
After the industrial effort which led to the provision of a surveillance, command and control system based on a Ilyushin Il-76 platform and provided with Israeli-made avionics, relations between Tel Aviv... more
Civil defenseIran denounced illegal overflights by American UAV aircraft
Teheran, Iran - Two drones crashed over Iranian territory last Summer
Teheran sent two letters to the United Nations to protest against illegal overflights by two spying remote-controlled US aircraft (Uav, Unmanned aerial vehicles), crashed and whose wreckage were found... more
Civil defenseAlso Australian UAVs to go to Iraq
Canberra, Australia - Australian Minister of Defence Robert Hill announced it
Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill announced that also Australian UAVs will be redeployed in Iraq, to perform reconnaissance and surveillance operations providing real time information. These will... more
Civil defenseGalileo Avionica: Mirach 100/5 aerial drone target under promotion in the USA
Washington, USA – A successful product quite appreciated in Europe and within NATO
The Mirach 100/5 aerial drone target produced by Galileo Avionica/SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems is under promotion in the United States. It deals with a solution quite appreciated in Europe and by... more
Civil defenseA "Customs guard" Predator for the United States
Washington, USA – The first RQ-1 exclusively devoted to American borders surveillance has been shown
The General Atomics RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled aircraft will not be deployed only for reconnaissance and attack missions activities during military operations in the future but also for monitoring... more
Civil defenseUSAF: one man to control four "Unmanned aerial vehicle"
Washington, USA – Remote-control by a single operator for four Predator remote-controlled aircraft has been successfully tested
One single pilot, four UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) under control. This is the operational future of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator remote-control aircraft as indicated by US Air Force, which already... more
Civil defenseSouth Korea: a stealth UCAV by 2020
Seoul, South Korea - Government has already invested some USD 6m for research on radar-absorbing materials and paintings
South Korean Government has already invested about USD 6m for the development of stealth technology for aviation and naval implementations. It would have been recently unveiled by Seoul’s Administration w... more
Civil defenseAVIONEWS' Specials: Captain Dentesano's article on the deployment of the UAV in Italy
Rome, Italy - Devoted to terminological matters and professionals titles for the use of such means for civil purposes in the country
AVIONEWS released an all-Italian version of a Captain Renzo Dentesano’s article devoted to the deployment of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for civil purposes in Italy. He underlines some relevant aspects c... more
Civil defenseThe first Heron UAV to be operated by Israeli Air Force soon
Tel Aviv, Israel - It will be deployed for homeland surveillance and maritime patrolling
Israeli Air Force is about to take delivery of its first IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries) Machaz 1 remote-controlled reconnaissance aircraft, better known in the international market as Heron. The armed... more
Civil defenseUK: a UAV R&D centre of excellence in the civil field
London, UK - It is likely to be headquartered in Wales and ensure the creation of about 1000 jobs
UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) sector represents to date one of the major fields in terms of potentialities concerning Research and Development for the worldwide aerospace industry. After consolidating... more
Civil defenseItalian Air Force: 355 territorial monitoring hours for the Predators in Iraq in 4 months
Nassiriya, Iraq - Representatives from the armed force underlined the success of the operations performed by the remote-controlled recce aircraft
The three Italian Air Force’s RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled reconnaissance aircraft performed some 355 flight hours in Iraq during four months. Representatives from the armed force prove satisfied a... more
Civil defenseRQ-4 Global Hawk about to be operationally standardized
Washington, USA – The final version could be available for US Air Force even in the near-term
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk remote-controlled aircraft is about to become a standard weapon system for US Air Force. After the first operational deployment during Operation Enduring Freedom in... more
Civil defenseTurkish armed forces' UAVs will be Israeli-made
Ankara, Turkey - An agreement worth USD 150m has been signed between the two countries
Turkish Ministry of Defence unveiled that TAI (TUSAS Aerospace Industry) national aerospace company will attend to the management of the national programme for the purchase of Israeli-made remote-controlled... more
Civil defenseThe X-45A completed its test cycle
Washington, USA – Great satisfaction also after the last trial concerning a SEAD coordinated mission by employing two UCAVs
The Boeing X-45A remote-controlled combat stealth aircraft accomplished recently its test cycle started in 2003. After about 60 missions, the UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) showed it is a reliable... more
Civil defenseIs Italy out of Neuron programme?
Paris, France - Rome angry for pressures made by EADS and Brussels against State aid to Agusta-Finmeccanica?
It seems that Italian partecipation to the European project Neuron Ucav (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), remote-control aircraft, becomes complicated. Dassault, Alenia Aeronautica (Gruppo Finmeccanica),... more
Civil defenseFalco: all Italian-made UAV under banner of flexibility and low operational cost
Salto di Quirra, Italy - Tests have been performed at the important shooting range while waiting for a full certification expected to be released in a year
The Galileo Avionica Falco remote-controlled airplane will be granted with a full certification to start its operational flying activities in an about a year. Tests of the vehicle and its systems (produced... more
Civil defenseThe RQ-8 Fire Scout proves less "inoffensive"
Washington, USA - First test launches with unguided rockets for the new Northrop Grumman's UAV
The RQ-8 Fire Scout remote-controlled aircraft performs an important step forward extending its operational capabilities. Northrop Grumman has recently performed the first test of the vehicle with unguided... more
Civil defenseAre the USA about to stop the transfer of Israeli UAV technology to China?
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli Government actually could by about to cancel the project for the provision of an upgrade for 100 remote-controlled aircraft
Israeli Government could cancel the provision of an upgrade for several remote-controlled aircraft sold to China during the 90s. The United States could succeed in convincing Israel about the necessity... more
Civil defenseThe "recce" vocation of the UAVs according to General Atomics
Washington, USA - The US company resorted to a merge between its strictly aeronautical section and the one related to reconnaissance systems
Remote control aircraft and detection/monitoring sensors represent an unavoidable couple for the entire UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technology field, as the unmanned aircraft are in fact deployed for... more
Civil defenseRQ-8 Fire Scout: a rotor-winged UCAV
Washington, USA - Development of the unmanned helicopter devoted to US Navy and US Army goes on and it will have to operate provided with weapons
Northrop Grumman is carrying on the development of the RQ-8 Fire Scout remote-controlled aircraft, actually a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) helicopter able to perform several kinds of missions and destined... more
Civil defenseGalileo Avionica: UAV "Falco" obtains permit to fly
Rome, Italy - Enac (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) yesterday delivered the "Permit to fly" to the first Italian UAV
"Galileo Avionica, a SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems company, has obtained the Permit to Fly from ENAC, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, acting on behalf of EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)... more
Civil defensePentagon's concern with Israeli suppling of military know-how to China
Washington, USA - "US and Israel have to discuss about it"
A spokesperson for Pentagon has expressed yesterday Washington’s concern with Israel which is providing China with technological support to update and upgrade remote-controlled aircraft in service with t... more
Civil defenseIncentives to the aeronautical education programs in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam - Donation of laptop computers
Three Vietnamese universities have benefitted from the donation, by Microsoft, Boeing and Vietnam Airlines together, of laptop computers in order to support the improvement of aeronautical education programs... more
Civil defenseNeuron: Spain and Greece joined the new European military UAV programme
Madrid, Spain - EADS-CASA and HAI signed a cooperation agreement with French Dassault
Spain and Greece to participate to the Neuron military UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) programme. Such a project, led by French Dassault, will be able to take advantage by the EADS-CASA and HAI’s contribution a... more
Civil defenseBoeing ScanEagle: here are the advantages ensured by a network enabled UAV
Washington, USA - From targeting to flight over the area affected by strikes in order to evaluate their effectiveness
Finding and detecting targets, monitoring their destruction by the effectors (that is to say the weapon systems suitable for real combat mission) and overflying the area aiming to assess the damages produced... more
Civil defenseTurkey: Army's UAVs will be Israeli-made
Ankara, Turkey - Ten remote-controlled aircraft ordered with a total value worth about USD 200m
Turkish Army selected an Israeli-made UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) as a remote-controlled aircraft for reconnaissance operations. It deals with the Heron, jointly offered by IAI and Elbit which were awarded... more
Civil defenseSky-X: Alenia shows its UAV while waiting for the Neuron
Caselle, Italy - A technology demonstrator which precedes the production of the remote-controlled aircraft under development in France
Italy will be one of the partners for the European Neuron programme related to a new remote-controlled aircraft for military deployment and whose development lead belongs to the promoter country, that... more
Civil defenseUSA-Israel meeting on the provision of UAV technology to China
Tel Aviv, Israel - Washington proves worried about the Israeli contribution to the Chinese armed forces
Israel is providing China with technological support to update and upgrade remote-controlled aircraft in service with the Chinese armed forces. This aid worries the United States and representatives from... more
Civil defenseUAV: a centre for excellence founded at Nellis Air Base
Washington, USA - It is intended to coordinate the aircraft's activities also in favour of other armed forces and encourage R&D in this field
A Center for Excellence exclusively dedicated to the UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). US Air Force intends in this centralized manner to manage the fleet of remote-controlled aircraft for military employment.... more
Civil defensePentagon wants the Predator to be more "aggressive"
Washington, USA - The B version to be endowed with real attack capabilities with missiles and guided bombs to face terrorists
Predator: the name of the well known remote-controlled aircraft produced by General Atomics baffles if considering the role usually played by this vehicle as a reconnaissance mean. Despite some airplanes... more