All Civil UAVs news – Page 45
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NewsDutch army seeks Raven replacement
The Royal Netherlands Army is in the process of preparing a request for proposals for the replacement of its AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven unmanned air vehicle, which it expects to release in early 2015.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAV studies warn of risks as industry burgeons
Confirmation by the UK authorities that an unidentified unmanned air system was involved in a near collision with an Airbus A320 on the approach to London Heathrow airport's runway 09L in July has put the issue of regulation in the spotlight. This is a topical issue because in just one ...
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NewsDanish army operates Puma UAV in civilian overland exercise
The Danish army has flown its combat-proven AeroVironment RQ-20A Puma AE unmanned air vehicle in overland civilian airspace for the first time, during a domestic multinational exercise with the UK and USA.
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NewsNASA Ikhana UAV to monitor Orion test module's descent
NASA will deploy its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Ikhana unmanned air vehicle to survey the descent of the Lockheed Martin Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) module after its first planned 4.5h space mission that is expected to take place on 5 December.
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NewsNetwork Rail contracts UAV surveillance services
Network Rail has contracted four unmanned air vehicle services providers to deliver three years of aerial infrastructure surveillance for the UK’s railways.
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NewsFirst operational MQ-8C delivered to USN
The US Navy’s first operational Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned air vehicle has been delivered to the service ahead of its first ship-board flight tests, due to begin on board the USS Jason Dunham destroyer
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NewsFour VTOL UAVs delivered to Bulgarian armed forces
Four UAV Solutions Phoenix 30 vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicles have been delivered to the Bulgarian national military forces, under a foreign military sale agreement with the US government.
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NewsRN establishes UAV squadron
The Royal Navy has established its first unmanned air vehicle squadron to oversee the deployment of the Insitu ScanEagle that has been in operation for some 12 months.
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NewsCybAero Apid 60 to be tested on Swedish corvettes
CybAero’s Apid 60 unmanned air vehicle is due to undergo testing on-board the Swedish navy’s Visby-class corvette following a downselection by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
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NewsRussia establishes military UAV unit
Russia has reportedly established a dedicated unmanned air vehicle unit in the Eastern region of Chukotka, believed to stem from a $9.2 billion investment in the technology that was pledged by the defence ministry in May.
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NewsArca Space pitches low-cost stratospheric UAV to civil market
A new stratospheric unmanned air vehicle with the same high-tech capabilities found in US military-operated unmanned systems – but with the price tag of a car – is being pitched to the civil UAV market.
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NewsPredator B demonstrates ability to automatically avoid air traffic
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has come a step closer to developing a viable sense and avoid (SAA) system for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), a major requirement for UAVs to share the US national airspace with manned aircraft.
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NewsAirbus touts UAV-based surveillance package for disaster relief
Airbus Defence & Space is planning to offer a high-altitude unmanned air vehicle-based surveillance capability for disaster relief, using a variety of systems that it is in the process of finalising.
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NewsArmy aviation restructuring moves forward
The US Army has started executing a plan that will lead to a historic reshaping and downsizing of a war-weary aviation branch even as it attempts to upgrade its capabilities at the same time it cuts more than $12 billion in spending over the next five years.
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NewsNew Zealand to introduce civil UAV regulations
New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is planning to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking on 4 December to establish regulations covering the use of unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsLlanbedr airfield further expands UK's UAV testing capability
Wales’ experience in unmanned air vehicle testing has recently been taken to the next level, following initial operational capability status being awarded to Llanbedr airfield for UAV test flights.
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NewsSagem uses Patroller to test UAV airspace integration
A Sagem team recently completed an 11-day flight test campaign to explore the integration of its Patroller unmanned air vehicle into civil airspace.
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NewsUniversity of Maryland receives COA for Talon 240 UAV flight
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to the University of Maryland unmanned air vehicle test site to carry out flight testing using the UAV Solutions Talon 240 UAV.
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NewsUnmanned helicopters could soon battle US wildfires
The US Department of the Interior could begin using unmanned air vehicles to battle forest fire within a year based on a recent demonstration in which Kaman Aerospace and Lockheed Martin doused controlled burns with an optionally piloted K-MAX helicopter.
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NTSB ruling strengthens FAA enforcement power on UAVs
The US National Transportation Safety Board has given the Federal Administration a major victory in the regulator’s efforts to govern the commercial use of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in the national airspace.