Civil UAVs – Page 54
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NewsUS navy grapples with different UCLASS philosophies
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council’s (JROC) recently revealed decision to fundamentally alter the goals for the US Navy’s unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme may be at the centre of an ideological struggle for the future of naval aviation.
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NewsNext-generation flightdeck research leads to Boeing award
Güliz Tokadli, 2013 Boeing Engineering Student of the Year in the undergraduate category, has been presented with her award by Boeing and Flightglobal at...
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NewsSaab gets first order for unmanned Skeldar
Saab has secured a first customer for its Skeldar vertical take-off and landing unmanned air system ...
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UAV makes first landing on aircraft carrier
Northrop Grumman's X-47B has become the first unmanned combat aircraft design to land aboard an aircraft carrier ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV engineers can learn from bumblebees, the masters of lift
Engineers are looking at taking inspiration from nature to support the development of small unmanned systems, such as a 'robobee' ...
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PARIS: Saab poised to conclude first Skeldar UAS sale
Saab is poised to secure a launch order for its Skeldar unmanned air system, with an undisclosed operator ...
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NewsPARIS: General Atomics and Fokker team for Dutch Predator B bid
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems signed a memorandum of understanding with Fokker Technologies at the Paris air show, in support of the US company's bid to supply the Predator B unmanned air system to the Netherlands.
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NewsPARIS: General Atomics, CAE to partner for international UAV training
General Atomics and CAE have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the pair will explore ways to provide UAV training to countries outside Canada.
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NewsPARIS: NASA’s Curiosity wins Innovator of the Year at the Flightglobal Achievement Awards
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, is one of the most innovative spacecraft ever built, winning this year's Flightglobal Achievement Awards.
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Heavy fuel plan for Heron UAS
Israel Aerospace Industries plans to adapt its Heron unmanned air vehicle to fly with heavy fuel, says Shaul Shahar, manager of the company's Malat division. "Heavy...
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Liquid hydrogen extends fuel cell-powered UAV to 48h aloft
A team from the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is claiming an electric-powered unmanned air vehicle endurance breakthrough by keeping its "Ion Tiger"...
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NewsUVision targets expendable UAS sales
Israel's UVision is in discussions over possible sales of expendable unmanned air system equipment ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Selex ES strives for flexibility with Falco UAV 'evolution'
Selex's Air and Space Systems division inherited the Falco ISTAR system but says the latest configuration will be heavier, wider, longer and fly higher and further than before
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Urban Aeronautics upgrades AirMule with new propellers
The AirMule vertical take-off and landing UAS is being tested with new propellers ...
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UK ATC controls UAV for first time
A twin-turboprop BAe Jetstream research aircraft has completed a 500nm (925km) flight through UK airspace under the command of a ground-based pilot and the...
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NewsUS technical college receives Innocon UAVs
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has delivered a MiniFalcon II unmanned air system to the Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota ...
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EMT offers LIDAR fit for UAV sense and avoid
EMT is offering to equip its UAVs with a combination of an ADS-B transponder and a LIDAR for sense and avoid purposes ...
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NewsFBI inquires as Alitalia 777 encounters remote-piloted aircraft
US FBI investigators are searching for the operator of an unmanned aircraft which came into close proximity with an Alitalia Boeing 777-200 on final approach...
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NewsPICTURES: Urban Aeronautics reveals high-speed AirMule variant
Israel's Urban Aeronautics has performed windtunnel tests of a more than 250kt version of its AirMule ducted fan UAV ...
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NewsElbit, Windward to offer India maritime Hermes 900
Elbit Systems has teamed with Windward to offer a maritime surveillance system using the Hermes 900 UAV to India ...