All Civil UAVs articles – Page 38
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PARIS: Certifiable Predator B reaches design milestone
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ NATO airworthiness standard compliant Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle has passed the internal first phase of its critical design review (CDR).
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NewsPARIS: UVision introduces loitering munition family
UVision has revealed its family of loitering munitions at the show, ranging from man-portable soldier-level short range variants up to a gasoline-powered 97kg system.
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NewsKrossblade adds cargo drop capability to SkyProwler UAV
Krossblade Aerospace has added a cargo drop capability to its SkyProwler unmanned air vehicle, further increasing its potential use for parcel delivery applications.
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NewsBoeing awarded patent for UAV capable of recharging mid-flight
Boeing has been awarded a patent for an inflatable long endurance unmanned air vehicle that is rechargeable mid-flight, so is able to stay aloft for long durations of time.
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NewsThales developing counter-UAV technology
Thales is embarking on the development of counter-unmanned air vehicle systems by adopting sensor technology that it has already developed to prevent malicious systems from flying near critical infrastructure and unwanted areas.
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NewsKaman restarts K-Max production on new commercial orders
At least 10 more K-Max helicopters will be produced on a revived assembly line after a 12-year hiatus, Kaman Aerospace announced on 5 June.
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NewsEasyJet tests UAV with A320 inspection
EasyJet has carried out the inspection of one of its Airbus A320 at its Luton base using a new configuration of unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a planned rollout of the capability in 12-18 months.
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NewsArmy to carry out Watchkeeper training as of October
The British Army is to assume responsibility for the training of its Thales WK450 Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle as of October, as it leads towards full operational capability with the system.
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NewsNorthrop unveils NATO-1 Global Hawk destined for Europe
Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first of five RQ-4B aircraft for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance programme at a ceremony in Palmdale, California – a milestone on the multinational programme that has been 20 years in the making.
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NewsAlenia claims success in UAV sense-and-avoid tests
Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi has successfully validated a sense-and-avoid system designed to allow the integration of unammed air vehicles (UAVs) into civil airspace.
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NewsUAV test range established at Taranto-Grottaglie airport
An unmanned air vehicle test range has been established at Taranto-Grottaglie general aviation airport in Italy to allow industry to test its systems safely over land and sea and support research and development.
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NewsAeronautics introduces Orbiter 1K loitering munition
Israeli manufacturer Aeronautics has introduced a loitering munition variant of its Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsUAVs to be deployed to South Africa against illegal poaching
A 12 month project is due to begin in coming weeks that will use unmanned air vehicles to stop poachers in South Africa killing wild rhinos and elephants for their horns and tusks.
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NewsBritish SMEs develop system to counter UAVs
A consortium of three British companies has developed a counter-unmanned air vehicle defence system to tackle what is considers to be the “growing threat of malicious UAVs”.
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NewsEDA and ESA kick off DESIRE II UAV project
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have begun the second round of a programme that seeks to test using satellite communications (SATCOM) to allow for safe integration of unmanned air vehicles into European airspace.
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NewsEurope's MALE 2020 two-year definition phase kicks off
The French, German and Italian governments have signed a declaration of intent (DoI) to carry out a definition study on a future European medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsUSMC continues Nepalese aid delivery as search for missing helo continues
US Marine Corps assets - including the Bell Helicopter UH-1Y Huey rotorcraft - are continuing the delivery of aid to victims of the earthquakes in Nepal, as the search continues for a Huey that went missing following a second earthquake on 12 May.
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NewsNorthrop to receive $4bn worth of Global Hawk work through 2020
The US Air Force plans to award Northrop Grumman contracts valued at $4 billion to sustain and modernize the RQ-4 Global Hawk over the next five years as the high-flying unmanned aircraft emerges from the shadow of potential retirement into a normalised defence programme.
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OpinionOPINION: No more near misses
The FAA should be commended for allowing further cautious airspace use by unmanned air vehicles, but its previous inaction put too many lives at risk