Tag Archives: unmanned aerial vehicles

Geschichte und Stand der russischen Drohnenentwicklung

Posted on September 15, 2020

Der Artikel basiert auf eine grundlegende Recherche und einen Vortrag eines geschätzten Kameraden, welcher unter dem Pseudonym “Ypsilons 378″ bereits im vor gut zwei Jahren einen interessanten Artikel zu Chinas Datensammelaktivitäten geschrieben hatte. In einer vorangegangenen Artikelserie hatten wir mit … Continue reading →

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Additional EA-03 Deployed to Yishuntun

Posted on November 3, 2019

Up to ten EA-03 Soaring Dragon High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been deployed to Yishuntun airbase near Shuangliao in northeastern China, satellite imagery confirms. That’s four more EA-03 airframes observed since January 2019. The Soaring Dragon … Continue reading →

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Additional EA-03 Arrive at Yishuntun

Posted on May 9, 2019

New satellite imagery acquired by DigitalGlobe shows that China has increased the deployment of Guizhou Aviation Industry Group (GAIG) EA-03 Xianglong high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Yishuntun airbase in Jilin province. The platform, identified by … Continue reading →

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Taking a different tack: The use of drones for disaster response

Posted on March 28, 2018

by Sandra Ivanov. Sandra Ivanov is from New Zealand with a postgraduate education in Peace and Conflict Studies. She was formerly a policy advisor in the New Zealand public service and now primarily works in the development sector. You can … Continue reading →

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Soar Dragon UAVs Deploy to Yishuntun Airbase

Posted on March 23, 2018

New satellite imagery acquired on 04FEB2018 by DigitalGlobe shows that China has deployed the Guizhou Aviation Industry Group (GAIG) Xianglong (Soar Dragon) high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Yishuntun airbase in Jilin province. The platform, identified by … Continue reading →

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Small, Cheap UAVs are Making the Pentagon Nervous, so DARPA is Stepping in to Help

Posted on November 15, 2016

by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. The Video below, supposedly recorded near Aleppo in August 2016 shows what appears to be drones … Continue reading →

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We’re Rapidly Approaching a Terrifying New Age of Automated Warfare

Posted on August 12, 2016

by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used for combat purposes since Austria deployed bomb-laden balloons controlled … Continue reading →

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Satellite Imagery Confirms Iran Deploying Additional UAVs along the Coast

Posted on April 30, 2015

Satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe shows a probable Mohajer-4 UAV attached to a pneumatic rail launcher on the side of an unmarked airstrip located near a naval base at Konarak. The airstrip is located on the coast of Iran’s southeast-most province … Continue reading →

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Die Ursprünge der Drohnen und die deutsche Debatte um eine alte Waffe

Posted on September 10, 2014

von Seka Smith. Seka Smith ist Politikwissenschaftlerin, lebt in Berlin und arbeitet im Politikbereich. Für Offiziere.ch schreibt sie unter Pseudonym. Drohnen sind aus der modernen Militärtechnik nicht mehr wegzudenken. Wo einstmals Piloten gefährliche Aufklärungs-, Patrouillien- und Kampfeinsätze flogen, übernehmen zunehmend … Continue reading →

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Afrika, die neue Front im Drohnenkrieg

Posted on September 27, 2013

von Peter Dörrie. Peter Dörrie ist Gründer und Chefredaktor bei AfrikaEcho. If you don’t understand German, then check out “Africa’s Coming Drone Wars” about the same topic, also written by Peter Dörrie, published on “War is Boring”. Die Regierung Nigers … Continue reading →

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