All Military UAVs news – Page 164
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UK outlines plans for new Strategic Defence Review
The UK is to conduct a new Strategic Defence Review from next year, defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has announced ...
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Boeing displays manned F/A-XX concept jet
Boeing Phantom Works has released a new concept image for a "sixth-generation" fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F fleet after 2025. The two-seat, twin-engined...
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AAI unveils Aersonde Mark 4.7 for STUAS/Tier II bid
AAI has unveiled the Aeronsonde Mark 4.7 as its offer for the US Navy and Marine Corps' small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS)/Tier II programme. The...
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Aurora demonstrates autonomous take-offs and landings
Unmanned air vehicle maker Aurora Flight Sciences has completed a one-year test programme incorporating a series of...
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BAE to explore new UAV technologies for Australian DoD
BAE Systems will perform a new unmanned capability and technology demonstrator programme for the Australian military ...
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PICTURE: Northrop rolls out first Block 40 Global Hawk, as USAF boosts order
Northrop Grumman received a $75 million contract award on 30 June, with the sum providing long-lead funding to start building two RQ-4 Global Hawk Block...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
AEROVIRONMENT The unmanned aircraft and efficient electrical systems company turned in a record quarter to 30 April
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Obama threatens vetoes on F-22, F136 decisions
The Obama administration has threatened to veto legislation that would extend production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 and continue funding the General Electric/Rolls-Royce...
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Israeli F-16 practices UAV shoot-down technique
The Israeli air force is practising shooting down unmanned air vehicles using cannon fire from its manned fighters. It performed a successful trial involving...
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PICTURE: Prototype hybrid airship flies
A 15.2m-long prototype for a 95m airship has now been flown 22 times and its developer Hybrid Air Vehicles has submitted bids for US military contracts...
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The Flight Interview: Jim Albaugh, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Boeing's defence division expects to emerge stronger and leaner as it makes the changes necessary to cope with falling US military budget and an ageing product...
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NATO approves AWACS mission over Afghanistan
NATO's Boeing E-3A AWACS fleet is to provide air traffic control cover for Afghanistan under a newly approved commitment ...
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Germany puts MALE and Advanced UAV work on hold
Germany has emerged as a doubtful partner in a three-nation European Advanced Unmanned Air Vehicle development project, after the country's defence minister...
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Israeli industry overshadows UAV Paris first
While appropriate that a European unmanned air vehicle should fly for the first time at the Paris air show on its 100th anniversary, the reality for the UAV industry is that Israel's dominance was clear.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Europe to demonstrate sense and avoid technologies
The European Defence Agency has awarded a four-year, €50 million ($69.3 million) contract to a grouping of 13 European industries to demonstrate a mid-air collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Raytheon makes bold move into Predator territory
Raytheon Missile Systems unveiled a bold strategy on 16 June to compete as a prime contractor and aircraft designer...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Cutaway man signs in
Flight International's veteran cutaways artist Joe Picarella was at the Boeing chalet yesterday to sign copies of his drawing...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: L-3, Hawker Beechcraft market persistent ISR, armed King Air
L-3 Integrated Systems and Hawker Beechcraft are pursuing what they feel is a worldwide market for 225 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft valued at $3.8 billion over the coming decade.
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Elbit's Joseph Ackerman
FACE THE FACTS WITH Joseph Ackerman, president and chief executive of Israel's Elbit Systems (chalet A332)