All Civil UAVs articles – Page 46
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British Army praises performance of Watchkeeper during debut deployment
A leading figure in the British Army’s unmanned air vehicles operations has praised the first deployment of the force’s new Elbit Systems/Thales WK450 Watchkeeper system, during which it was involved in three-way UAV operations to offer cueing and intelligence to the US Marine Corps in Afghanistan.
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Italy describes desires for upgraded Reaper fleet
The Italian air force has confirmed that it is in the process of acquiring the Rafael Reccelite reconnaissance pod and has its sights sets on the Selex ES Seaspray 7500E radar to upgrade its fleet of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles.
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VIDEO: 'Transformer' UAV touted to parcel delivery market
Krossblade Aerospace is touting its SkyProwler “transformer” unmanned air vehicle to the delivery market in the hope that once airspace regulations are lifted, it will offer speedy delivery of parcels across the USA.
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Amazon seeks UK employees for Prime Air UAV parcel delivery service
Amazon has revealed that it is looking to recruit British employees to join its Prime Air unmanned air vehicle delivery service project, that until now was largely centred out of its Seattle headquarters.
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Canada lifts restrictions on small unmanned aircraft
Transport Canada has lifted most airspace restrictions on unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) weighing less than 2kg (4.41lb) and under many certain circumstances for UAVs weighing up to 25kg.
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ANALYSIS: Anglo-French FCAS feasibility study kicks off
The UK and French governments have started to make good on their joint pledge to invest in future unmanned technologies following the official start of a two-year feasibility study for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
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OSCE Camcopter target of rebel gunfire in Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced that its recently deployed Schiebel Camcopter unmanned air vehicle was the target of anti-aircraft gunfire above Ukraine, although it managed to fly away undamaged.
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Visual Intelligence creates multi-int payload capability for micro UAVs
Sensor developer Visual Intelligence is in the process of developing an array-based high resolution multispectral geospatial imager that it aims to eventually integrate onto micro unmanned air vehicles.
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Euronaval: Camcopter begins Ukrainian monitoring mission
The Schiebel S-100 Camcopter unmanned air vehicle is now flying above Ukraine, operating some twelve hours a day ahead of the deployment of the second iteration of the UAV arriving in-country that will ramp it up to 24-hour coverage.
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Euronaval: Insitu introduces ScanEagle 2
Insitu has introduced a new version of its ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle with a new-build engine that will facilitate further business in the commercial market.
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Euronaval: Thales introduces France's new maritime patrol radar
Thales has introduced its new Searchmaster airborne multirole surveillance radar, which will delivered to the French Navy for its Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft upgrade programme.
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Euronaval: Italian Hero prepares for JARUS testing
Sistemi Dinamici’s SD-150 Hero rotary unmanned air vehicle is preparing to undergo testing in the Czech Republic in March to help facilitate the integration of UAVs into European airspace.
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Euronaval: Super Heron production contract expected next year
Israel Aerospace Industries says it expects to secure the first customer for its more powerful Super Heron UAV by 2015.
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Euronaval: IAI developing smaller tactical Harop loitering munition
Israel Aerospace Industries is in the process of developing a smaller version of its Harop loitering munition, which it expects to reveal in 2015.
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Predator training base sees rising demand for services
Predator squadron commanders at Holloman AFB in New Mexico, the air force's primary training base for what it prefers to call remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews, are aware that demand for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator pilots may wane in coming years.
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Flyox multipurpose UAV heads for the Arctic
Singular Aircraft is to begin a flight test certification campaign of its new Flyox I unmanned air vehicle in the next two weeks, starting in the arctic.
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UK to acquire UAVs for Antarctic research
The British Antarctic Survey expects to order unmanned vehicles that can carry sensors or spare parts in weather too harsh for manned aircraft.
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Aerosonde UAV adapted for ship-based operations
Textron Systems is anticipating the release of two naval requests for proposals which would see its Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle adapted to launch and land on a ship.
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Textron awaits FAA authorisation for Aerosonde flight
Textron Systems expects to receive a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration in coming weeks, which will allow it to operate its Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle in unrestricted US airspace.
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Selex ES and HAV to team up for MoD airship testing
Selex ES is to team with Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to develop a sensor package for UK Ministry of Defence testing on-board the latter’s Airlander 10 hybrid airship.