Civil UAVs – Page 59
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Aurora's Centaur OPA starts flight tests
Aurora Flight Sciences' Centaur optionally piloted aircraft has kicked off its flight test programme ...
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NewsPhantom Eye propulsion system gets workout on ground
The propulsion system for Boeing's high-altitude, long-endurance Phantom Eye UAV is undergoing a series of ground tests ...
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Business briefs
Aeronautics is set to inaugurate its manufacturing facility in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will manufacture parts of the Israeli company's Aerostar and Orbiter unmanned air vehicles and perform final assembly
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Flint Hills Solutions bringing UAVs to Kansas airspace with FAA agreements
Flint Hills Solutions of Kansas has obtained two certificates of authorisation from the FAA to fly unmanned air vehicles ...
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NewsPhantom Ray gets ready for 747 ride west
Boeing's Phantom Ray unmanned air vehicle has hitched its first ride atop a NASA shuttle carrier aircraft ...
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PICTURE: IAI unveils 12kg Mini Panther UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a scaled-down version of its Panther tiltrotor unmanned air vehicle ...
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Innocon to convert ultralight for unmanned fishery control mission
Israeli unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Innocon is converting a two-seat ultralight into a UAV targeted at the...
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Israel eyes countermeasures for casevac UAVs
Israel's development of UAVs for battlefield casualty evacuation tasks has prompted interest in related self-protection equipment ...
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Mini UAVs promoted for infrastructure security tasks
Integrators of multi-layered security systems are showing increasing interest in using mini unmanned air vehicles as a tool that will positively identify and "incriminate" threats before deadly force is used to stop them.
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NewsGlobal Observer starts switch to hydrogen power
AeroVironment has completed the initial round of flight testing of Global Observer under battery power and installed the hydrogen-fueled generator and liquid...
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NewsIAI, Oboronprom sign UAV production deal
Oboronprom and IAI have signed an agreement clearing the way for the production of Israeli-designed UAVs in Russia ...
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PICTURES: AirMule UAV gains wheels for STOVL operations
Urban Aeronautics' AirMule ducted fan UAV has gained a wheeled landing gear to support possible STOVL operations ...
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Mind control on the UAV brain
Along with its biologically inspired unmanned systems research, engineers at the University of Maryland are delving into novel operator control concepts for unmanned air vehicles.
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AUVSI: Endurance flagging? Power your UAV with lasers instead!
If a UAV's endurance isn't quite up to snuff, independent research and development firm LaserMotive (booth 227) says it has the answer: laser power beaming. Using...
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Iran unveils unmanned bomber
Iran unveiled its new unmanned aerial vehicle 22 Aug, a bomber largely based on the South African Skua target drone. Israeli analysts say the Iranians...
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Patroller wins first contract in French fire detection trials
Sagem's Patroller unmanned air vehicle surveillance system is to run a series of imaging trials in southern France, carrying a Sagem Euroflir gyrostabilised...
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NewsScanEagle makes move on NATO AWACS, V-22
Unmanned aircraft could soon be controlled by Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) jets operated on counter-piracy missions by NATO.
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NewsSuperfast in-flight connectivity on horizon as Inmarsat reveals $1.2b Ka plan
Ultra-high-speed in-flight connectivity via Ka-band satellites is on the horizon for commercial and business aircraft operators following Inmarsat's decision...
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PICTURES: Russia's Zala Aero flies long-endurance UAV
Russia's Zala Aero has flown a new medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle named the Zala 421-20 ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Delcam helping to boost productivity
Midlands-based Delcam is at Farnborough to demonstrate how it can help aerospace companies of all size boost their manufacturing productivity.