Israeli Industry Pushing Jerusalem To Drop MTCR Drone Export Restrictions

Israeli Industry Pushing Jerusalem To Drop MTCR Drone Export Restrictions
Israeli Industry Pushing Jerusalem To Drop MTCR Drone Export Restrictions

“We cannot play according to these rules anymore, when everybody else just goes wild,” an Israeli industry source said.

US Loosens Export Rules For Military Drones

US Loosens Export Rules For Military Drones
US Loosens Export Rules For Military Drones

The change would make available all Category I drones currently made by the US, including the long-loitering surveillance and armed systems which have played a key role in Washington’s counterterrorism fights.  

India-US ‘Tailoring’ Predator UAV For Multi-Service Buy

India-US ‘Tailoring’ Predator UAV For Multi-Service Buy
India-US ‘Tailoring’ Predator UAV For Multi-Service Buy

The Predator B’s weapons, avionics and comms suites will all need to be specially configured to meet the needs of India’s military.

China’s Eating Up US Drone Market; U.S. Troops At Risk

China’s Eating Up US Drone Market; U.S. Troops At Risk
China’s Eating Up US Drone Market; U.S. Troops At Risk

While Washington struggles to update its arms export policies, China is spreading its influence, one drone sale at a time.

NSC Readies Major Overhaul in US Arms Exports

NSC Readies Major Overhaul in US Arms Exports
NSC Readies Major Overhaul in US Arms Exports

The Trump Administration is putting the final touches on a plan to speed up arms sales to allies, and play catchup to China and Israel in selling armed drones.

For AIA, ‘America First’ Means First In Capabilities & Sales

For AIA, ‘America First’ Means First In Capabilities & Sales
For AIA, ‘America First’ Means First In Capabilities & Sales

PARIS AIR SHOW: As much as I tried to give David Melcher slack to say the powerful Aerospace Industries Association he leads was finding it more difficult to do business under the chaotic and oft-bewildering Trump administration, he kept saying things were pretty well in hand. “The first year of an administration is certainly more…

State’s New Armed Drone Policy Confuses Ends With Means

State’s New Armed Drone Policy Confuses Ends With Means
State’s New Armed Drone Policy Confuses Ends With Means

The intent behind the State Department’s new international policy for armed drones is admirable in principle but the declaration’s hoped-for real-world effect will fall short for three reasons. First, the combat effects of drones can be achieved through a variety of military means. Second, Remotely Piloted Aircraft (as the Air Force calls them) are tools whose use is guided by policy…

What Obama’s Drone Export Policy Really Means

What Obama’s Drone Export Policy Really Means
What Obama’s Drone Export Policy Really Means

It seems like drones are everywhere in Washington. A drone landed on the White House lawn, the Federal Aviation Administration released regulations for small commercial drones in U.S. airspace, and, most recently, the State Department finally unveiled a long-awaited policy on the export of U.S.-origin military and commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), colloquially referred to as…

Predator Maker Redesigns UAV To Boost Exports

Each generation has military platforms which define it. Inter-continental ballistic missiles, stealth bombers, and nuclear propulsion submarines assumed that mantle during the Cold War. In the post-Cold War period, few military platforms have captivated the War on Terror generation like the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Despite great success on the battlefield, American defense firms have…