Aviation News
Despite attempts by the U.S. Air Force to cancel the RQ-4 Block 30 program, Northrop Grumman has received a $114.2 million order for the last three Global Hawk Block 30 UAVs.
[thumb]http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=5143[/thumb]
Iran has started mass production of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle, dubbed the Shahed 129. The IRGC says the aircraft is capable of being airborne for 24 hours.
[thumb]http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/27/326309/iran-massproduces-shahed-129-uav/[/thumb]
A French crew has flown the first MQ-9 flight at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Sept. 24.
[thumb]http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actus-air/premier-vol-d-un-equipage-francais-aux-commandes-d-un-drone-reaper[/thumb]
Another success for Raytheon’s AI3 system, this time the interceptor destroyed an unmanned aircraft.
[thumb]http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2424[/thumb]
The Pentagon has shifted unmanned aircraft from Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to a more remote airfield after local officials voiced concern about possible collisions with commercial aircraft.
Continue reading “Pentagon relocates drones from Djibouti”