All Military UAVs articles – Page 154
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NewsCORRECTED: US Navy delays STUAS contract decision
The USN has again slipped a decision on its STUAS requirement, just weeks after a senior official said a decision was imminent ...
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Raytheon, Boeing hail JAGM test success
A Raytheon/Boeing team vying for the US joint air-to-ground missile contract has achieved a direct hit in testing ...
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Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency wants UAVs
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency plans to buy shipborne unmanned air vehicles to complement its existing maritime patrol operations ...
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NewsSweden to acquire AAI's Shadow 200
The Swedish armed forces are to begin operating AAI's Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft system, under a three-year deal worth around SKr500 million ($63.5 million) ...
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Lockheed’s Scalpel bomb finds first customer
The US Navy is acquiring a new type of weapon to allow fast jets to precisely strike small targets in urban areas without causing widespread damage. The...
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Boeing rolls out Phantom Ray ahead of December flight debut
Boeing has rolled out a flight-ready Phantom Ray UAS, ahead of the demonstrator's debut sortie in December ...
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NewsPICTURES: Brazilian air force launches Hermes 450 evaluation
Brazil has launched an air force-led programme that will define its future operational requirements for unmanned air vehicles. Evaluation work is under...
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PICTURES: Sagem advances Patroller UAV flight tests
Sagem is to resume flight activities with its Patroller unmanned air vehicle at the French air force's Istres test base ...
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Australia requests deal for Shadow 200 UAS
Australia has requested the possible purchase of two Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft systems from US manufacturer AAI ...
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Does US need $1bn hypersonic test area after HTV-2 failure?
DARPA is poring over the data from its latest hypersonic test flight
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Comment: Anchors away
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stared down the air force and army over big acquisition deals. Now it looks like he's turning his formidable firepower on the navy and marines
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US Navy nears contract signing for STUAS/Tier II
Contract award is "very close" for a new fleet of small tactical unmanned aircraft systems for the US Navy and Marine Corps ...
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NewsGeneral Atomics offers Sea Avenger for unmanned, carrier-based strike
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will offer the US Navy a carrier-based version of its jet-powered Predator C Avenger unmanned aircraft system ...
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Israel signs launch order for Elbit's Hermes 900 UAV
Elbit Systems has secured a domestic launch order for its new Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle ...
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NewsPICTURES: Northrop offers Fire-X concept for unmanned resupply
Northrop will fly an unmanned version of the Bell 407 this year, as it pursues a potential resupply deal with the US Navy ...
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Russia requests Israeli UAV joint venture
Israel's Ministry of Defence is evaluating a Russian government request for a joint venture production facility in Russia for Israeli developed unmanned...
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Aeronautics readies for May first flight of Picador UAV
Aeronautics Defense Systems has accelerated the schedule for the first autonomous flight of its Picador unmanned helicopter by several months ...
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NewsAir force launches US military's first spaceplane
The successful launch to orbit from Cape Canaveral on 22 April of the US Air Force's X-37B marked the flight debut of the US military's first-ever spaceplane...
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US Army strategy spurs debate on optionally piloted vehicles
A newly minted objective for the US Army to transform most of its manned helicopters into optionally piloted vehicles (OPV) must overcome scepticism, but the rotorcraft industry is eager to meet the potential upgrade demand.
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US Army to add more A160s, gMAV air vehicles
The US Army will continue acquiring and fielding new types of unmanned air systems to meet immediate requirements, even as a long-term strategy takes shape to fill a void left by the cancellation of its Future Combat Systems programme.