All Civil UAVs articles – Page 10
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AnalysisEmbraerX CEO gets realistic on urban air mobility
“We must go into it understanding it is a good opportunity while keeping our feet on the ground,” EmbraerX chief executive Antonio Campello says of the nascent urban air mobility market.
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Jordan military tries to sell off ‘knock-off’ Chinese drones
The Royal Jordanian Army and Air Force (RJAF) are attempting to sell more than two dozen aircraft, including six recently delivered Rainbow CH-4B unmanned air vehicles (UAV), built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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Insitu sells 34 ScanEagle drones to Southeast Asian countries
Insitu was awarded a $47.9 million contract to deliver 34 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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Pompeo pushes $8.1bn in arms sales citing unnamed Iranian threats
In a controversial move, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing unnamed threats from Iran, bypassed approval from the US Congress and pushed through the sale of $8.1 billion of arms to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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ANALYSIS: VTOL UAV makers zero in on naval requirements
UAV makers see significant potential in the Asia-Pacific for small, unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) systems that can be deployed from warships.
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DARPA to launch competition for AI-powered aircraft dogfighting
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to launch a competition to teach artificially intelligence (AI) software programs how to control aircraft and their weapons in dogfights.
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DARPA cancels ARES cargo drone project with Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) canceled its ARES research programme with Lockheed Martin and Piasecki Aircraft due to cost.
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US Coast Guard to deploy Insitu Scan Eagles on cutters in 2019
The US Coast Guard will significantly expand its use of Insitu Scan Eagles when it deploys the unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) aboard four National Security Cutters by the end of 2019.
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US Navy sharpens algorithm for missile and drone swarm attacks
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Center (NAWC WD) enhanced a prototype algorithm, which could coordinate missile and drone swarm attacks, to the point where it can now can ensure several vehicles arrive from different directions on a single target within 250 milliseconds of each other.
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MQ-25 first flight could be one month away: US Navy
The Boeing MQ-25 Stingray manned in-flight refuelling tanker could conduct its first test flights within a month says the US Navy (USN)
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NAVAIR takes novel approach on MUX design work
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is taking a novel crowdsourcing approach to deciding what unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and components to acquire for the US Marine Corps MUX programme.
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‘One Ton’ quadcopter to start ground tests in June
E Yo Copter plans to start ground tests of its massive jet-turbine powered quadcopter as early as June.
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Startup aims to wirelessly charge industrial drones
Global Energy Transmission is pitching the energy and infrastructure inspection industries on the value of its wireless drone recharging technology.
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Stratodynamics, UAVOS to drop Hidron glider from 118,000ft
After successfully carrying its Hidron unmanned glider to 82,000ft using a weather balloon, releasing it and flying it down safely to Earth, partners Stratodynamics and UAVOS are preparing to drop the aircraft from 118,000ft in September or August as part of a new research project.
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AeroVironment builds first HAWK30 pseudo-satellite
AeroVironment has completed assembly of its first HAWK30 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) and started manufacturing a second example in April 2019.
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Hydrogen fuel cells could star in long-endurance UAVs
Federal Aviation Administration approval of beyond visual line of sight unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations could spur drone makers and operators to adopt hydrogen fuel cell powerplants.
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Lockheed Martin expects most Indago sales to include tether power
Lockheed Martin expects up to 80% of future Indago quadrotor sales to include purchases of the drone’s tethered power option.
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Northrop Grumman aims to outsource much of Firebird production
Northrop Grumman designed its optionally-piloted Firebird surveillance aircraft so that parts of its production could be readily outsourced to developing nations that demand local manufacturing involvement.
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Vanilla Unmanned working on long-endurance VTOL UAV
Vanilla Unmanned plans to develop a VTOL variant of its Vanilla 001 long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
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Garuda and Beihang UAS Technology partner on cargo UAVs
Garuda Indonesia has entered into a partnership with Beihang UAS Technology to use BKZ-005 unmanned aerial vehicles to transport cargo in Indonesia.