The DPRK (Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea), AKA North Korea, has an undeniably sub-standard air force. Since the South Korean Air Force acquired modern F-35 fighters from the US (just to mention one of the many types of modern planes they have), the ‘north’ is hopelessly out-classed in air capabilities. But a weak economy andContinue reading “Hey, North Korea- Leave Those Drones Alone”
Category Archives: Drones at War
Indonesia Develops New Attack Drone
On the last day of 2019, Indonesia unveiled a new multi-role, attack-capable, MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone. The UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) is called the Elang Hitam (‘Black Eagle’). It was developed by a consortium of Indonesian organizations, including their Air Force, National Institute of Air and Space, and nationally-owned electronics company PTDI.Continue reading “Indonesia Develops New Attack Drone”
Generals- Back in the Line of Fire
Back in the bad old days, generals led men into battle. After all, how could they get men to risk their lives if the leaders weren’t willing to risk their own? So generals led charges, first in line for fame and ‘glory’. Well, that all changed and eventually generals sat in ‘the rear with theContinue reading “Generals- Back in the Line of Fire”
Hey, Venezuela – What You Doing With Those Drones?
Long, long ago (in 2012) Venezuela purchased some Mohajer 2 (‘Migrant’) drones from the IRI (Islamic Republic of Iran). These “Sant’ Arpia” (as Venezuela terms them) drones are light ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) drones with a speed of 200km/h (124.74 mph/107.99 knots) and a range of 50km (31mi). Their ceiling is 3,352m (11,000 ft)Continue reading “Hey, Venezuela – What You Doing With Those Drones?”
Iran’s New Battle Drone
Iran unveiled its new Saegheh-2 (Thunderbolt) ‘battle drone’ on 31 January, 2019, at the Eqtedar (‘Power’) 40 military arms conference in Tehran, Iran. Using a design obviously copied from the MQ-117 Sentinel (that had been command hijacked over Iran on 5 December 2011), the new drone represents the pinnacle of Iran’s UAV fleet. An olderContinue reading “Iran’s New Battle Drone”
The ‘Red (Drone) Peril’
China sure entered the drone world in a big way. The Chinese company DJI controls the major segment of the commercial drone world, while Chinese military drones are selling like hotcakes around the world. These drones (looking suspiciously like the original U.S. drones) are much cheaper (and more obtainable) than U.S. drones. China is onContinue reading “The ‘Red (Drone) Peril’”
A Brave New Drone World 