skyhook

How To Catch A UAV And Put It In A Box; One Man Needed

GILLIAM COUNTY, OREGON: Sometimes in this business, you get to see something that’s just plain neat. In this case, it was the ScanEagle (one word), a mini-drone built by Boeing subsidiary Insitu. [Click here for more about Insitu’s uncertain prospects as defense spending declines]. ScanEagle is a UAV so compact it launches from a short […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

Naval Warfare

Drone On A Wire: Marines ‘Land’ New RQ-21 UAV By Snagging It With Cable

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND: Most drones land the same way manned airplanes do, on a runway. But what if you don’t have a runway? Well, with an unmanned aerial vehicle called the RQ-21, Marines can string up a cable and snag the drone out of the sky. The military and unmanned aerial vehicle […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.