UAVs
Development of British Military UAV Continues
The UPI reports on “the British Taranis technology demonstrator program.” The Taranis “is expected to be the largest UAV built in the United Kingdom as part of the strategic unmanned air vehicle experiment program.” As part of the aircraft’s “autonomy mission system,” defense contractor QinetiQ is building a “reasoning layer” which will “run complex decision-making [...]
DARPA Seeks Rapid, Long-Term Deployment UAVs
Flight International reported that “[u]ltra-long endurance and ultra-fast deployment are the targets of new U.S. programs to demonstrate technology for future autonomous aircraft.” Seeking “to push the boundaries of unmanned aviation to extremes,” the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has created projects such as the Vulture program, which calls for the demonstration of [...]
Countries Seek More UAVs for Afghanistan
The Financial Times reports that “countries operating in Afghanistan are…acquiring more” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to experts, who explain that “Afghanistan is…a perfect environment for unmanned aircraft” because “[i]ts airspace is uncluttered and the Taliban does not have weaponry capable of shooting [the UAVs] down.” The move by coalition countries follows a move in [...]
