All Military UAVs news – Page 37
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Kratos expands production to Oklahoma City on tactical drone sales growth
Kratos Defense cut the ribbon on a 100,000ft2 production plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 2 November in anticipation of a growing number of orders for its unmanned air vehicles.
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PICTURE: CASIC shows off new long-range strike UAV
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) has displayed a model of the WJ-700, a new long-range UAV designed for reconnaissance and attack missions.
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Belgium lines up Predator acquisition
Alongside its plans to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, Belgium is also in negotiations to purchase a pair of medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicles.
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Unmanned biplane freighter takes flight in China
A Chinese research institute has conducted a test flight of what it claims Is the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft.
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Turkey signs for more Anka UAVs
Turkish Aerospace has secured a new, 22-unit order for its Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle from the nation's armed forces.
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US Army eyes high-altitude UAVs like Airbus Zephyr
The US Army Futures Command, a new group leading the service’s modernization efforts, is enthusiastic about using high-altitude unmanned air vehicles for a variety of missions, including as communications hubs.
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AeroVironment to integrate Switchblade and Shrike 2 onto armoured vehicles
AeroVironment plans to integrate its Shrike 2 unmanned air vehicle and Switchblade tactical missile with General Dynamics Land Systems’ armoured ground combat vehicles.
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Textron demos thrust-vectoring tech for possible RQ-7 Shadow replacement
Textron Systems continues to develop its thrust-vectoring X5-55 unmanned air vehicle (UAV), adding propulsion pod enclosures and a landing platform, as well as improving its flight control software, with an aim of demonstrating technology that could be used on a replacement aircraft for the US Army’s RQ-7 Shadow.
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USAF designates GOLauncher1 hypersonic research rocket vehicle as X-60A
The US Air Force designated its hypersonic research rocket, the GOLauncher1, as the X-60A.
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USAF to take gradual approach in hypersonic acquistions
The US Air Force is unlikely to purchase initial hypersonic weapons in large quantities, but instead will wait for improvements in follow-on versions.
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ANALYSIS: Are drones leading us down a collision course?
Drone use – both commercial and recreational – is on the rise in the UK, and, more worryingly, so is the frequency of airprox events involving unmanned air systems.
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USAF auto-lands MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper for first time
The US Air Force made its first-ever automated landing of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned air vehicle on 7 August.
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Insitu unveils extended-range, small UAV for USAF
Boeing-owned Insitu unveiled an extended-range unmanned air vehicle, called the Integrator ER, which is intended for use by the US Air Force.
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NASA and Bell to demonstrate autonomous UAV in National Airspace System
Bell has signed an agreement with NASA to demonstrate its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70) – an unmanned air vehicle – flying within the National Airspace System in 2020.
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Indian army picks SpyLite UAV
India's army has selected the SpyLite mini unmanned air vehicle offered by Cyient Solutions & Systems for a high-altitude surveillance requirement.
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US Navy awards Boeing $805 million MQ-25A Stingray contract
The US Navy has awarded Boeing Defense an $805.3 million contract to develop four MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft.
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New decoy missile, MALD-X, completes successful flight demonstrations
A series of free flight demonstrations of the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy X (MALD-X) at Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu, California on 20 August and 22 August were completed successfully, according to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO).
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates 100Gbps transmission for airborne sensors
Northrop Grumman and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) demonstrated the ability to wirelessly transmit 100 gigabits per second over a distance of 20km, an improvement in two-way data links that could enable powerful airborne sensors to provide on-the-ground military personnel with nearly real time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ...
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Airbus sets flight endurance record with Zephyr UAV
Airbus Defence & Space looks to have earned a new world record for aerial endurance by keeping its Zephyr S solar-powered unmanned aircraft aloft for just minutes shy of 26 days. At 25 days 23h 57min, the maiden flight in Arizona lasted nearly twice the duration of the previous record-breaking ...
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Lockheed Martin delivers last upgraded C-5
Lockheed Martin delivered its last C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force on 2 August, ending the service’s upgrade programme for the Vietnam War-era heavy lift aircraft.