All Military UAVs news – Page 143
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Raytheon's Griffin missile makes quiet gains with US military
The US Air Force plans to launch production of a new Raytheon missile to equip its weaponised unmanned air vehicles with a precision-guided projectile featuring a smaller but still potent blast radius.
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BAE buys sensor company
BAE Systems is expanding its sensor portfolio, acquiring electro-optical systems and multispectral sensor company OASYS Technology. The terms of the...
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Long discarded VTOL concepts revived in unmanned systems
Long-discarded ideas in aviation may fade, but never seem to die. The AUVSI convention revealed numeorus examples ...
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This Week Briefing
Boeing will decide within four months on whether to increase the monthly 737 production rate from 35 units to 40
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Israeli navy picks Orbiter 2 UAV
Israel's navy has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle for deployment from some of its combat vessels. Launched by...
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US SOCOM expands Puma purchase
US Special Operations Command will spend $35.3 million on Puma All Environment unmanned air vehicles, says manufacturer Aerovironment ...
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AUVSI: Rockwell ready to fly damage-tolerant control algorithms
Rockwell Collins is preparing to begin test flying its damage tolerant flight control algorithms onboard an unnamed operational unmanned air vehicle (UAV)...
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Opinion
Comment: Oh, what a lovely war
Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the making of an unmanned aircraft industry whose products have become frontline essentials. The prospect of peace poses serious dangers
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Slicing the UAV market
For L-3 Communications, good things come in small packages. As an outfit that ranks itself as the sixth-biggest defence company in the USA, and a leader in sectors ranging from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to secure communications, training, aircraft modernisation, propulsion systems, avionics and satellite communications to name just a ...
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AUVSI: Fire Scout restrictions after lost link near Washington DC
The US Navy has placed operating restrictions on Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout after losing control of the aircraft on 2 August over restricted airspace...
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AUVSI: BAMS breaks RQ convention for Global Hawk series
Despite asking to receive an "MQ" designation for the maritime version of the Global Hawk series, the US Navy wants to make it clear the Broad Area Maritime...
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AUVSI: Pentagon budget crunch coming to UAVs, too
The unmanned community is not immune to the Pentagon's current budgetary pressures, Dyke Weatherington, deputy director of unmanned warfare in the office...
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AUVSI: Marines continue robotic mule research
The US Marines' amphibious branch takes upa concept abandoned by the Army that was intendedto help ground troops slog through rough terrain
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AUVSI: Boeing/Insitu acknowledges Integrator crash during pre-STUAS contract demonstration
Boeing/Insitu confirms the Integrator won the small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS)/Tier II contract three weeks ago, despite crashing during a...
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AUVSI: Live fire, bombing in a hurry at Oklahoma UAV airport
When talking unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), Oklahoma is known as the "Sooner" state for a different reason: Sooner access to a test and training range. The...
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: Northrop says 2010 is the Year of the Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has declared 2010 "the Year of the Global Hawk Enterprise." The company's vice president for high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) systems,...
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AUVSI: Northrop discloses new details on Fire-X, MUVR
After paving the way for integrating unmanned helicopters onto US Navy ships, Northrop Grumman has disclosed details of two new projects to show the company...
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AUVSI: Awards dinner honours member achievements
The AUVSI Foundation Dinner and Awards Program last night highlighted some of the achievements of AUVSI's most illustrious members while also giving a nod...