There are few greater recent success stories in military UAVs than Turkey’s rapid transformation over the past twenty years into one of the world’s key suppliers, mirroring a huge advancement in the rest of its indigenous defence industry. THE MAIN DRIVER of the success has been Baykar Defence, a well-connectedRead More →
The proof-of-concept test was successfully conducted by transporting light-weight logistical equipment from the Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), Naval Station Norfolk on board USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) while the Ford-class aircraft carrier was in-port. The long-range cargo transport, dubbed Blue Water UAS, is designed to operate withRead More →
A U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV ‘drone’ successfully force landed in Niger in West Africa. U.S. Africa Command said the remotely piloted aircraft conducted an emergency landing in the vicinity of Agadez, Niger, on 23 January. “The aircraft experienced a mechanical malfunction while conducting a routine mission in support of operations in the region,” the command said inRead More →
Like almost everywhere else in the world, Africa is having to come to grips with the challenges of integrating drone operations with manned aviation The challenge is to ensure the safe co-existence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) generally referred to as drones. Individual African states are taking steps to developRead More →
