A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British drone project has been stolen at the Gare du Nord station in Paris, reports say. Police have been examining closed circuit film to discover who took the papers, reportedly on 2 February. UK PM David Cameron discussed a plan for pilotless drones with President Nicolas Sarkozy last week. French...
Tel Aviv, Israel, February 20, 2012 – AUVSI Israeli Chapter announced today the results of its chapter elections. Dr. Arie Perry of IAI was elected Chapter President, Mr. Yuval Peshin of Simlat will serve as Chapter Vice President, and Mr. Eli Zeichner will fill the position of Chapter Treasurer. The Israeli Chapter, which held its official kick-off event in...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has established a training and certification facility preparing UAS operators and technicians to support Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The UAS Academy leverages the extensive experience gained by IAI experts through more than 40 years of UAS design, development, operations and training of UAS operators and technicians. In addition to providing a variety of training services...
The UAS Global Exhibition and Conference intends to be the new leading European event for the ’Unmanned Aircraft System’ (UAS) market, bringing together academy and industry stakeholders from across these promising sectors as well as all other interested entities and persons involved in innovation and research related to UAS. It will also provide views from high level officials from...
The Royal Navy is considering the purchase of British-built airships, which can be used for surveillance and the resupply of Navy vessels. The modern-day Zeppelins are to undergo testing in the United States. They can remain airborne for three weeks at a time while surveying the Taliban over a vast area, and can carry a 50-tonne load, which would...
The “Sky Rider” unit, the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) elite unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating force, is implementing a series of changes and upgrades, including assigning a squad to every active battalion in the IDF. Among the changes is an increase in the length of the course required for the unit from 8 months to a year, where the...
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) was recently demonstrated successfully and according to the plan, this time in Greece, as part of a demonstration held by the European Union (EU) agency, Frontex. During the demonstration a number of IAI payloads were employed successfully to detect potential targets, for monitoring anti-smuggling and other illegal activity operations in...
The Blade Arrow Precision Attack Munition (PAM) was unveiled today by UVision Air Ltd. five years after being first demonstrated. The PAM concept brings new offensive capabilities for precision strike of high-value and timesensitive targets, in complex terrain and urban background. UVision’s Blade Arrow provides long range, highly flexible precision strike capability for the modern battlefield. Blade Arrow allows the maneuver echelon to...
Simlat was recently awarded a contract to provide UVision Global Aero Systems with a highly advanced simulator for training & testing, including built-in, external, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) simulation, all customized to UVision’s cutting-edge unmanned aerial platforms. Herzliya, Israel, Feb 12, 2012 – Simlat announces a recently awarded contract for an advanced simulator for UVision. This multi-purpose system is intended...
Israel, February 6th 2012 …Innocon’s MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight tests at extreme weather conditions. The MicroFalcon operated successfully under a snow storm at -15 Celsius, and a 35knt wind velocity. “We are proud of the MicroFalcon mini UAV system. It has demonstrated its long endurance, wide-area surveillance capability to detect targets in all operational environments – in...
