All Civil UAVs articles – Page 90
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Williams supersedes Lockheed Martin on Hunter UAV engine
WILLIAMS International is replacing a Lockheed Martin/RPI team in the effort to develop and field a heavy fuel engine for the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The Lockheed Martin/RPI work to qualify a rotary engine for the short-range UAV was suspended because of weight problems ...
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UAV survey predicts doubling of market
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC NEARLY 8,000 unmanned air-vehicles (UAVs), worth $3.9 billion, will be produced worldwide between 1994 and 2003. The reconnaissance market is expected to double in size over the ten-year period, according to the Teal Group's UAV annual forecast. The forecast, released at the 1995 ...
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Alvis Acquired
Silver Arrow, the Israeli manufacturer of unmanned air vehicles (UAV), has purchased 80% of Alvis UAV Engines, its UK-based engine supplier. The Alvis 741 engine already powers the Hermes long-endurance UAV and the new Darter, to be unveiled at the Paris air show. Alvis will now become UEL, says Silver ...
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Heliwing flies
Boeing's Heliwing aerial vehicle (UAV) had its first flight on 26 April, lifting off and hovering for several minutes at 10 ft (3m) at Boeing's test site in Moses Lake, Washington. The tail-sitter air vehicle has a fixed-wing and a pair of 2m-diameter counter-rotating propellers coupled to a 30kW (40shp) ...
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TRW
Bob Mason has become managing director for TRW Avionics & Surveillance Group's unmanned air vehicle (UAV) business, directing the US Joint Tactical UAV programme, based in San Diego, California. Mason, with TRW since 1961, was formerly director of engineering integration. Source: Flight International
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Swiss Buy Ranger
The Swiss Government is to buy 28 unmanned aerial vehicles from Oerlikon Contraves in a deal worth SFr 280 million ($240 million). Delivery is due in 1998/9. They will be used for reconnaissance and artillery fire control, and are part of a recently approved arms-procurement programme. Source: Flight ...
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Heron High Flier
The Heron long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) developed by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) reached an altitude of 32,000ft (9,750m) during a test flight on 20 February. The Heron is 8.5m long and has a wingspan of 16.6m. The eventual maximum altitude of the UAV will be 35,000ft, with a maximum ...