The Dorsch Gruppe has upgraded UAE’s Sweihan military airbase which now shows up to four new aircraft hangars and two new aircraft shelter areas. According to information previously released, now since removed from public viewing by the Germany-based firm, the new hangars and shelters support the deployment of the AH-64 Apache, the AW-139, the AS-365 Panther, and […]
Indulging our inner narcissist, the next big idea in wearable technology isn’t a smart phone for your wrist but a personal drone designed to take selfies. Meet a new breed of personal quadcopter designed to be worn like a watch. The Nixie, a current project competing in Intel’s Make It Wearable Challenge, aims to allow users to have […]
Trevor Paglen, talking at Germany’s Chaos Computer Club in December 2013, presented the first video known of the RQ-170 Wraith in flight. A few months before the conference, Paglen setup his camera near Creech AFB in Nevada, to catch the aircraft making its ascent after takeoff. Paglen describes the aircraft engines like that of a “Tie […]
The latest imagery acquired in May 2014 of INS Hansa, a location on India’s western coast in Goa, confirms that the Navy’s Shore Based Testing Facility (SBTF) is operational. Although India inaugurated the facility back in March, it was unknown at the time if the arresting cables had been fully installed allowing for both take-off and aircraft […]
U.S. and Arab allies launched air-strikes across Syrian territory targeting Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-linked Khorasan group. Earlier today, Pentagon officials briefing the press described the successful air-strikes as part “of a credible and sustainable persistent campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State. US forces hit targets focusing on the organization’s command and […]
The latest satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe and available in Google Earth shows some new activity on the Iranian occupied island of Abu Musa. Imagery from 17JAN14, shows Iran constructing a new dispersal area and adding at least two aircraft shelters to the recently paved area. In addition, a new berthing area was also under […]
