The China Meteorological Administration’s Weather Modification Center deployed two unmanned aerial vehicles last Thursday as part of efforts to mitigate the worst of the drought effects in the southwestern province… Continue reading "Chinese Drones Perform Cloud Seeding Amid Drought"
A US Air Force MQ-9A Extended Range Reaper UAV crashed near Al-Maqzha, just outside of Benghazi, Libya this past Monday, August 22. The Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed that it… Continue reading "USAF Reaper Crashes in Libya"
On 19 August at about 04:50 UTC, the Airbus Zephyr 8 High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) with serial number Z8-2 lost power over the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge near Yuma, Arizona,… Continue reading "Airbus Zephyr Crashes in Arizona"
On 31 July, 2022, the Saturn Arch airborne sensor platform, based on the De Havilland Canada DHC-8 airframe, flew its last mission in support of the US Central Command (CENTCOM).… Continue reading "Saturn Arch Ends CENTCOM Mission"
The US has carried out a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan this past weekend killing Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the current leader of Al Qaeda, US President Biden said in a speech… Continue reading "Identifying the Drone Used in Strike on Al Qaeda Leader"
The Department of Defense announced on July 13 that US Special Operations Command has awarded a $30.5 million contract to Area-I, LLC for the purchase of an unspecified quantity of… Continue reading "SOCOM to Buy ALTIUS UAS"
Around 11:15 UTC (14:15 local time), the United States Air Force lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone three kilometers south of the 71st Air Base in Câmpia Turzii, Romania. This is… Continue reading "MQ-9 Reaper Has Crashed in Romania"
The mayor of Kanoya, Shigeru Nakanishi, has announced his intent to allow 150 to 200 U.S. service personnel and eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs deploy to the local Japanese Maritime Self-Defense… Continue reading "Kanoya Mayor Approves MQ-9 Reaper Deployment"
At 11:01 PDT (06:01 UTC), Space Launch Delta 30 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California launched a Minotaur II+ missile from Test Pad 01, which then exploded 11 seconds later.… Continue reading "US Missile Launch Test Ends in Explosion"
The Greek Minister of National Defense, Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, announced to Parliament today that he will be allocating 400 million euros for the purchase of three American MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned… Continue reading "Greek Parliament to Set Aside Budget for MQ-9s"