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AUVSI: Global Hawk achieves USAF milestone
Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Global Hawk programme has received Milestone C approval from the US Air Force, nearly 15 years after the service began purchasing the large, unmanned surveillance aircraft.
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AUVSI: MQ-8C completes developmental testing
The US Navy’s Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary wing unmanned air vehicle has completed developmental testing, paving the way for operational testing on board the force’s littoral combat ship (LCS).
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AUVSI: Insitu exploits Pacific division to facilitate routine commercial operations
In an effort to exploit the commercial potential of its unmanned air vehicles, Insitu is focusing on the Pacific division of the business to carry out necessary testing and research into integrating UAVs into these operations.
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AUVSI: ITAR-free SWIR camera unveiled for small UAVs
A unit of UTC Aerospace Systems has released a shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera for the unmanned air vehicle and industrial inspection markets.
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AUVSI: Colorado startup unveils large ducted fan UAV
Colorado-based start-up Reference Technologies on 5 May unveiled a new ducted fan-powered unmanned air vehicle in the 120lb-class called the Hummingbird.
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AUVSI: Commercial sales forcing defence contractors to adapt
The transition from defence contracts to commercial sales for unmanned air systems opens the door to a wide variety of new business models.
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AUVSI: Oklahoma bullish on UAV integration
Oklahoma considers the Federal Aviation Administration’s overlook of the state as a chosen test site for unmanned air vehicles as a positive thing, claiming that the lack of guidance in how the six sites should be operating as is stifling their operations.
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AUVSI: Tekever pitches quadcopter to Portuguese government
Tekever is in talks with the Portuguese government regarding the potential acquisition of its VR1 Colibri quadcopter to operate alongside the fixed wing unmanned air vehicles that it already operates.
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AUVSI: Google detects recent shift by US regulators on UAVs
A very recent change in the attitudes of US regulators has opened new opportunities for experimenting with small unmanned systems, says the head of Google Project Wing.
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Swedish AW109 performing well for EU off Somali coast
The Swedish Defence Helicopter Wing has made a successful operational debut aboard a surface ship operated by another nation, with an AgustaWestland AW109 having supported the EU’s Operation Atalanta activity off the coast of Somalia for almost three months.
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All-new Zero-G set to restart science flights
One of the world’s most demanding flight programmes is set to resume on Tuesday, 5 May, when Bordeaux Mérignac-based Novespace resumes microgravity flying in its new “Zero-G” Airbus A310.
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Thomas Cook Airlines debuts A330 leased from AirTanker
Thomas Cook Airlines has made its first commercial flights with an Airbus A330-200 being operated under a three-year “damp lease” agreement with the UK’s AirTanker Services.
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Lufthansa executive Kratky to head Austrian
Lufthansa Group has named senior manager Kay Katky to succeed Jaan Albrecht as chief executive of Austrian Airlines on 1 August 2015.
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AUVSI: CyPhy Works launches crowdsourcing campaign to fund commercial UAV
CyPhy Works has launched a crowdsourcing campaign to raise the required $250 million to design and develop a commercial unmanned air vehicle that would appeal to a wide variety of users.
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Delta to add Seattle-Orlando flight
Delta Air Lines will begin new service between its Seattle Tacoma International airport hub and Orlando International airport in December.
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Thomas Cook to add new US links next summer
Thomas Cook will add routes to Los Angeles and Boston from Manchester airport from May 2016 after agreeing a new five-year deal on airport charges with operator Manchester Airports Group (MAG).
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KC-390 or A400M could lift Swedish air force capability
The Swedish air force is likely to field a replacement for its aged Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports at some point during the next decade, with potential candidates including the Embraer KC-390 and Airbus A400M.
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NATO rotates Baltic air policing force
NATO has made its latest force rotation to deliver the Baltic Air Policing mission protecting the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with Norway to lead the activity until 31 August.
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EASA details joint upset-recovery training initiative
European safety authorities are introducing training requirements aimed at reinforcing the ability of pilots to recover from upset scenarios and avoid loss-of-control accidents.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why the US military must do more with less
Another 2,000 aircraft are projected to exit the US military’s inventory over the next decade. For the fleets of many countries, this would be an existential crisis. But this is the American fleet, so it is only a 15% cut.