Zephyr ‘Pseudo Satellite’ Tested Dubai’s Airspace

http://aviationweek.com/dubai-air-show-2015/zephyr-pseudo-satellite-tested-dubai-s-airspace

The UAS flown was unusual in a number of regards. The Zephyr 7, built in Farnborough, England, by Airbus Defense & Space, is a very lightweight (~50kg) aircraft designed to fly above other air traffic for extended periods. The company has designated the platform a HAPS—high-altitude pseudo-satellite—and is marketing it as a capability that combines elements of UAS and satellite operations.

AW609 to UAE for SAR

The Joint Aviation Command (JAC) of the United Arab Emirates announced today it has selected the AW609 TiltRotor for search and rescue (SAR) missions. Delivery of the first three AW609 TiltRotors to the JAC, with three additional options, is expected to start in the 2019 timeframe. - See more at: http://www.heliopsmag.com/news-blog/aw609-to-uae-for-sar

Egyptian cleric is under the suspect for downing A-321 over Sinai

http://www.aerotime.aero/en/commercial-aviation/commercial-aviation-news/other/20113-egyptian-cleric-is-under-the-suspect-for-downing-a-321-over-sinai

Abu Osama al-Masri, an Egyptian cleric and the frontman of an ISIS-offshoot group, has been unmasked as the suspected mastermind behind the alleged downing of a Russian jet.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that London has passed on to Moscow “certain information” regarding the A321 passenger jet that crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on October 31.