All Military UAVs news – Page 100
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Pitching its UAV engines, Lycoming makes Farnborough debut
Lycoming Engines has not historically attended the Farnborough airshow, but the Textron unit is flying its colours this year and is pushing its range of engines for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) market.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Thales develops new missile for UAVs
Thales has introduced a freefall variant of its precision-guided Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) suited for integration on a wide range of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Unmanned K-Max to undergo further testing
Lockheed Martin is preparing to demonstrate the capability its K-Max unmanned air vehicle has to carry and deploy the company’s unmanned ground vehicle during a series of US Army-led tests in August.
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NewsUSAF launches competition for new bomber
The US Air Force has launched the competitive phase of the classified long range strike bomber by issuing a request for proposals, with Northrop Grumman and a Boeing/Lockheed Martin team poised to compete for a contract to develop and build 80-100 aircraft over the next two decades.
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NewsNASA studies options for new long endurance UAS
NASA has launched a concept study to evaluate options for acquiring a new fleet of large payload, long endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) within five to 10 years, the agency says.
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NewsExport-licensed Predator makes maiden flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully conducted the first flight of its export-ready Predator XP surveillance unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsUK RAF's new Reapers operational in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force’s five new General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles have begun operations in Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defence has announced.
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NewsDoT report slams FAA's slow progress on UAS integration
The US Department of Transport has issued a scathing report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) efforts to integrate unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) into the national airspace (NAS), claiming that it is behind on a number of targets that would determine if its meets its 2015 integration deadline.
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Sierra Nevada fields ARGUS-IS upgrade to Gorgon Stare pod
The US Air Force is now operating a powerful airborne imagery sensor called the Gorgon Stare Increment 2 pod, allowing a single unmanned aircraft to monitor in high-resolution everything that moves over a 100km2 area for several hours at a time.
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NewsIAI Ghost to be operational next year
The Israel Aerospace Industries Ghost mini hovering unmanned air system will be operational in Israel next year, by which time the design is expected to have a 1h flight endurance.
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NewsArmed UAVs now operating in Iraq
The US Air Force has begun conducting armed unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations over Baghdad, to protect advisers deployed to aid in the fight against insurgent militants in Iraq.
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NewsIAI stretches BirdEye 400 endurance
Israel Aerospace Industries has extended the endurance of its BirdEye 400 mini unmanned air vehicle to over 2h, with the step having been achieved by using an improved power source.
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NewsUS Navy funds additional X-47B development
Northrop Grumman has received an additional $63 million in funding from the US Navy to carry out “post-demonstration” development of its X-47B carrier-based unmanned air vehicle.
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USAF extends Reaper structure review
The US Air Force has committed to the second phase of an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle structure review, which will see the integrity of the airframe tested as part of a routine aircraft analysis.
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NewsFrench Harfang undergoes command handover testing
A French air force-led team has demonstrated the mid-flight handover of the command and control of a Mali-based Harfang unmanned air vehicle to the aircraft’s base in Cognac, France, during an hour-long demonstration on 17 June.
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Rafael unveils hovering Maoz for infantry use
Rafael has released details about a small, hovering tactical intelligence-gathering system that could be supplied to infantry soldiers.
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European nation signs up for MicroB UAS
Israel's BlueBird Aero Systems has been awarded a contract to supply its MicroB small unmanned air system to an undisclosed NATO member in Western Europe.
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NewsUS House approves defence spending bill, blocks A-10 retirement
The US House of Representatives voted on 19 June to block a US Air Force proposal to retire the Fairchild Republic A-10 attack fighter next year.
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NewsAirbus targets first sales of Atlante, Tanan UAVs
Airbus Defence & Space hopes to later this year secure the first customers for its Atlante tactical unmanned air vehicle and vertical take-off and landing Tanan unmanned rotorcraft.
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NewsNorthrop demonstrates broad area search radar on MQ-8B
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout will deploy next year with a new maritime surveillance radar that can track up to 200 targets beyond 15nm (27.8km).