All Military UAVs articles – Page 136
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X-47B begins three-year demonstration with first flight over Edwards
Northrop Grumman marked the beginning of a three-year flight test programme for the X-47B with a 29min flight over Edwards AFB, California, on 4 February. After...
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Israeli air force re-engines Hermes 450 UAVs
The Israeli air force is re-engining its Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles with the R902 (W) engine, with the enhancement to increase the type's operational envelope.
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USAF still contemplating MQ-X requirements
The US Air Force has identified a long list of requirements for its MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper replacement ...
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US unmanned systems have more than budget problems to overcome
Though most experts hold a grim outlook for the Pentagon's budget, the unmanned aerial vehicle community remains in a positive mindset - at least about funding. Unmanned...
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Force structure concerns loom over US Army's unmanned programmes
Force structure is just as much, if not more of a constraint on the US Army's unmanned systems than budget woes, top service officials say. "The growth...
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Helicopter pioneer Kaman dies at 91
Charles H. Kaman, pioneering designer of both helicopters and guitars, died at his home in Bloomfield, Connecticut 31 January. He was 91. Kaman was...
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VIDEO: Singapore fields Searcher 2 UAVs in Afghanistan
Singapore's defence ministry has released video footage of its IAI Searcher 2 unmanned air vehicles in Afghanistan ...
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USMC Ravens get upgrade
US Marines will get upgraded digital module kits for their hand-launched RQ-11B Raven UAVs under a new $7.8 million order ...
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Andalusia ups the technology ante with dedicated aerospace facility
Spain's Seville-centred Andalusia region has formally inaugurated a technology development centre built to service the 130 aerospace companies that have clustered in the region around Airbus Military's facilities, including its A400M airlifter assembly line.
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USAF defends performance of Gorgon Stare sensor
US Air Force officials past and present have jumped to defend the service's new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system ...
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PICTURE: Saab delivers fuselage for Neuron UCAV demonstrator
Saab Aerospace has handed over the fuselage section for Europe's Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle technology demonstrator ...
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No flight demos at AUVSI North America 2011
Ten years after its first unmanned aerial vehicle flight demonstration, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will not hold...
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This week briefing
Boeing's newest 787 has completed its maiden flight, taking off from Everett, Washington and landing just over 1h later.
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Gorgon Stare tests reveal long list of problems
The US Air Force's much-touted new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system may not be in the air over Afghanistan any time soon. according...
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Phantom 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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PICTURES: Turkish Aerospace Industries flies Mosquito armed UAV
Turkish Aerospace Industries has performed the debut flight of its Mosquito unmanned rotorcraft ...
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Indian navy stands up second UAV squadron
The Indian navy has commissioned its second unmanned air vehicle squadron, which will operate Israel Aerospace Industries-supplied Herons and Searcher IIs ...
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Brazil signs deal for Hermes 450 UAVs
Elbit's Aeroeletronica subsidiary has received a contract to supply the Brazilian air force with Hermes 450 UAVs ...
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US Army outlines VTOL UAV needs
In the same January speech in which US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listed Pentagon programmes to be cut in an attempt to save hundreds of billions of dollars, several ambitious new efforts were also mentioned, including the US Army's vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle programme.