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Ahead of AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America show, we profile a sector sharpened by technological innovation, proliferating mission requirements and a boom in demand. Hot topics on the agenda include: jet fuel as a power source, miniaturization efforts, airships' comeback and a "radar of unprecedented dimensions"
Contents
- Heavy fuel: A power shift for UAVs
- OPVs: Flying with or without a pilot
- US programmes: The big buyer's plans
- Mini-UAVs: Small but perfectly formed
- Mini-munitions: Armed and dangerous
- Airships: Buoyant again
- ISIS: Lockheed Martin's 6,000m2 radar
Source: Flight International