Last week at Tyndall Air Force base in Florida, the first unmanned QF-16 Aerial Target flew on September 19, providing fourth generation fighter representation of real world threats. According to the USAF, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron and Boeing Co. conducted the flight, representing the first step in a two year process to phase out […]
Islamist militants executed twin suicide car bombings at an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger in retaliation for the country’s military involvement in neighboring Mali. According to press reporting, 23 people — including 18 soldiers, four bombers, and one civilian — were killed in a car bomb attack against Niger’s military garrison in Agadez. […]
Three recent events have drawn the attention of global hawk watchers: 1) the potential deployment of the Global Hawk platform to Japan in light of North Korea 2) February’s announcement that Beale would be losing a Global Hawk Support Squadron and 3) the potential cancellation of the Block 40. In light of these events, I would […]
In the imagery above, an RQ-7B is observed next to its hydraulic launcher across the runway from two ground data terminals as well as the one system ground control station (OSGCS). In addition, one of the ground data terminals is connected to the HMMWV and deployed shelter, suggesting an imagery exploitation cell is on-site […]
Although a nascent industry, one of the UAE’s primary drone programs was started by a consortium of companies under the aegis, Advanced Communications Research and Development Center, more commonly referred to as ADCOM Systems. Thus far, the company has manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aerial targets, air traffic control radar systems as well as advanced […]
