Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 245
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: US Navy moves to forefront of military UAV future
The US Navy set its aviation course towards an unmanned future last week when top sailor Adm Gary Roughead warned aerospace executives looking to sell him...
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Hummingbird crash mystery
The cause of the crash of a US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate-owned Boeing A160T Hummingbird in July is unknown pending the outcome of the investigation, says Boeing.
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AUVSI: Army to test Boeing A160s for ISR
US Army officials say they will purchase a handful of Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft "within the next couple of years" to experiment with intelligence,...
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AUVSI: Skunk Works lifts curtain on new UAV programs
Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs division - also known as Skunk Works - has chosen the AUVSI show to lift the curtain on two previously internal...
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AUVSI: Navy admiral emphasises new urgency on carrier-based attack UAVs
The US Navy's top officer emphasised new urgency for placing a stealthy, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on carrier decks no later than 2018, but also made...
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US Coast Guard adds to Ocean Sentry fleet
The US Coast Guard is adding to its fleet of Airbus Military CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft with an order for three.
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AUVSI: Schiebel completes French trials with S-100 Camcopter
Austrian unmanned air system (UAS) manufacturer Schiebel has completed a three-part series of flight trials with the S-100 Camcopter for the French defense...
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AUVSI: Boeing makes progress with unmanned programmes
Boeing (booth 2600) is at the show celebrating the first anniversary of the creation of its dedicated unmanned division as it makes progress with a plethora...
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Long endurance redefined with two new high-altitude unmanned aircraft
Can UAVs do the work of satellites? AeroVironment and Boeing aim to take long-endurance UAVs higher
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Selex Galileo Gabbiano radar proves operational capabilities
Selex Galileo has completed a new set of flight trials of the T20 30W version of its Gabbiano X-band sea and littoral surveillance radars with mechanical scanning antenna.
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Defence community mulls over Fox's intentions
UK defence secretary Liam Fox's recent speech on the vexed question of his ministry's grievously overstretched budget raised as many questions as it answered ...
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AUVSI: Rockwell Collins claims STUAS flight control prize
Rockwell Collins has revealed that it is to be the flight control system provider to Boeing/Insitu for the US Navy's small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS)...
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AFRL reveals Astrox designs for future hypersonic vehicles
As US military and space officials develop the outlines for a new generation of hypersonic vehicles, a tiny, Maryland-based company named Astrox has assumed a key role in shaping the designs and defining their performance.
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Compounding risk
Why is every major aerospace development programme behind time and over budget?
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With STUAS/Tier II contract awarded, the future is about payloads
With the STUAS/Tier II contract awarded in favour of the Boeing/Insitu Integrator, the future is about payloads
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MotorSport drives Bedford aerodrome approval
MotorSport Vision, owner and operator of five UK motorsport circuits, including Brands Hatch, has received a licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority for its newly developed Bedford aerodrome
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US Navy launches C-2A remanufacture study
The US Navy may launch a remanufacturing programme to extend the service lives of 36 Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhounds by using tooling and components already developed for the E-2D.
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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.