All Military UAVs news – Page 95
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USAF, NASA aim to master wing-flex control
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin have kicked off an $18 million research programme into active aeroelastic control technologies, which if proved practical would in principle translate into thinner, lighter and better optimised wings
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IAI studies potential for Heron TP in-flight refuelling
Israel Aerospace Industries is developing an aerial refuelling system for its Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS ...
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Northrop projects 1,500-unit market for SABR
Northrop Grumman, which has been selected by Lockheed Martin to upgrade the F-16 fleets of the US and Taiwanese air forces with its Scalable Agile Beam Radar...
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Senate strikes Super Tucanos, Mi-17s from appropriations bill
The US Senate appropriations committee has proposed removing funds for Super Tucano and Mi-17 purchases for Afghanistan ...
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Northrop Grumman’s SABR wins USAF F-16 AESA upgrade bid
Lockheed Martin has selected Northrop Grumman's Scalable Agile Beam Radar for a US Air Force and Taiwanese F-16 upgrade programme ...
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General Atomics test-flies upgraded Gray Eagle
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has test-flown a new model of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned air vehicle ...
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Selex ES expands electronic warfare business
Selex ES's new electronic warfare equipment offerings have gained their first customers ...
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Vietnam considers Heron UAS for maritime surveillance
Vietnam is evaluating Israeli equipment, including a maritime surveillance version of the IAI Heron ...
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FAA certifies two UAVs for commercial operations
AeroVironment has announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commercial certification of its hand-launched Puma unmanned air vehicle (UAV), becoming...
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Israel defines export policy for Heron TP UAS
IAI will have to sign joint development agreements with companies in countries that want to operate the unmanned Heron TP ...
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DARPA seeks underwater launch vessel for unmanned systems
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hope to develop a Hydra unmanned submersible carrier vehicle to launch UAS ...
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Arbitrators clear MD Helicopters to bid for US Army contract
An arbitration tribunal has cleared MD Helicopters to bid for the US Army's armed aerial scout requirement, following a dispute with Boeing ...
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Australia denies plans to cut Air 7000 UAS numbers
Australia has made no decision about changing the composition of the maritime patrol aircraft fleet it will obtain under its Air 7000 project ...
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US Navy receives first MQ-8C Fire Scout
The US Navy has received its first Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for ground testsing ...
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RIAT: Restored Canberra PR9 makes air show return
An English Electric Canberra PR9 has been returned to the skies, seven years after the type's retirement from RAF use ...
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Activist investor pushes AeroVironment onto defensive
Unmanned systems manufacturer AeroVironment has been forced onto the defensive by an activist investor ...
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US acknowledges MQ-1 Predator crashes in Mali, Turkey
The US military has confirmed the previously unreported loss of MQ-1 Predators in Mali and Turkey ...
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Israeli industry pursues unmanned systems network
Israel's defence industry is working on a network that will enable joint operations of unmanned air, ground and maritime systems ...
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X-47B fails fourth trap attempt
The US Navy confirms that a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft aborted its last attempt at an arrested landing...
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Taiwan makes progress with F-CK-1 avionics upgrade
Taiwan's AIDC is close to completing the first phase of a programme to upgrade the nation's F-CK-1 Ching Kuo fighters ...