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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
Civil defenseUSA: 15 Squadrons endowed with the Predator against the international terrorism
Washington, USA - The USAF's proposal to face the threat both in the national land and abroad
The deployment of remote-controlled aircraft by the US armed forces appears more and more important within the fight against the international terrorism, both to ensure the national territory protection... more
Civil defenseIran: serious legal consequences due to the false alarm on the supposed aerial strike
Teheran, Iran - In the meantime, the USA gave the lie to the fact that US UAVs were and are still performing reconnaissance over the Islamic Republic
The false alarm caused by some local press sources in Iran some days ago, according to which a non-identified airplane (but maybe a US one) would have launched a missile against the surface nearby the... more
Civil defenseGeneral Atomics: lager production and more jobs thanks to the Predator’s success
Washington, USA – US Government would be thinking of ordering further RQ-1 UAVs
The huge operational success achieved by the RQ-1 Predator remote-controlled airplane deployed in reconnaissance and armed surveillance missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and also over the Balkans by the United... more
Civil defenseUS UAVs over the Iranian skies
Teheran, Iran - The Islamic Republic would have already protested against the violations of the national air space
Iran would have recently formally protested against the United States, even if without opening a real relevant debate, with reference to supposed violations by some American remote-controlled airplanes... more
Civil defenseIraq: after the UAVs it is time for the robots
Washington, USA - With 1 m height and endowed with tracks, automatic rifles and infrared cameras, they are even able to share data with the Predators
The UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are not the only military remote-controlled means being deployed in Iraq. The United States will also resort to remote-controlled robots soon, endowed with automatic... more
Civil defenseUAV to watch over Israeli Premier Sharon's security
Tel Aviv, Israel - The decision considered by the Israeli intelligence service and armed forces against prospective attempts due to the withdrawal from Gaza
Israeli national security authorities decided to significantly strengthen the protection system destined to Premier Ariel Sharon as it is being feared that the Palestinian armed movements, but even Jewish... more
Civil defenseScanEagle supporting the Marine Corps in Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - The UAV produced by Boeing provides the soldiers on the ground with real time images able to reveal if rebels are armed
The Marine Corps is constantly deploying the ScanEagle in Iraq, the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) produced by Boeing and used for territorial monitoring and detection/targeting activities. The ScanEagle... more
Civil defenseThe USA try to halt the provision of Israeli UAVs to China
Tel Aviv, Israel - Israeli Government has to face a serious diplomatic as well as commercial problem
Israeli Government proved forced to face a diplomatic as well as commercial problem in the remote-controlled aircraft sector. China sent infact back to Israel some Israeli-made military UAVs (Unmanned... more
Civil defenseA new operational flexibility test for the X-45A
Seattle, USA - The UAV's controls were successfully transferred during its flight from a pilot to another one located in another base
The Boeing X-45A, the new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) currently involved by a significant experimental activity and able to perform both reconnaissance and attack missions, performed another leap forward... more