All Military UAVs articles – Page 174
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STUAS vendors respond to new special ops contract
US Special Operations Command is moving swiftly to acquire the services of multiple types of “mid-endurance”-class unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
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NewsUK report exposes fresh cost increase to Nimrod MRA4, delay on Meteor missile
The UK's National Audit Office has revealed new cost increases to the Nimrod MRA4 project, and a decision to slip the availability of MBDA's Meteor air-to-air missile until at least 2015 ...
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DGA aims for 2011 automatic UAV Frigate landing demo
High sea-state landings on a frigate by an autonomous rotorcraft unmanned air vehicle could in 2011 conclude a three-year contract awarded by France's defence...
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PICTURE: Northrop Grumman unveils first X-47B
Northrop Grumman has "unveiled" the first of two X-47Bs being produced for the US Navy's unmanned combat air system-demonstration programme ...
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Elbit wins Israeli infantry UAV battle
Israel's defence ministry has picked Elbit Systems' Skylark 1 LE to deliver its battalion-level unmanned air vehicle requirements ...
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Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 2008 - Answers
In the News 1. Kuwait Airways (1pt) 2. Jim Schuster of Hawker Beechcraft (2pt) 3. The red card (2pt) 4. Accidental discharge of his...
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Lockheed demonstrates autonomous F-16 landing
Lockheed Martin has hailed the first autonomous landing of an F-16 as evidence of its preparations for developing unmanned combat air vehicles ...
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French fund UAV domestic security study
The French government is funding a five-month study into the legal framework necessary for the use of small unmanned air vehicles by its domestic security...
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NewsWatchkeeper UAV makes first autonomous flight
The British Army's Watchkeeper 450 UAV has for the first time flown fully integrated with its ground control station ...
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Bluebird aims for 10h endurance fuel cell for Thunderbird
Israeli unmanned air vehicle manufacturer BlueBird will demonstrate its new fuel cell powered "Thunderbird" UAV by next year. BlueBird has already...
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Mupod UAV aims for new partners
Australian technology company Entecho is hoping to sign a licensing and co-operative development agreement with a major aerospace manufacturer within the...
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Truth or consequences: testing the door on NASA’s new window on the universe
NASA's latest window on the universe is mounted in a Boeing 747SP. If all goes well the $500 million cutout for the infrared telescope will be a silent partner
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Reality check: defence industry dials up simulator fidelity
Ever expanding computer power is being put to good use in the latest generation of battlefield environment simulators that allow air and ground forces to co-operate
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Four Italian Tornados head for Afghanistan
Four Panavia Tornado strike aircraft will leave the Italian air force's Ghedi air base on 24 November for Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, from where they...
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MRO Special Report: EADS opens new Manching centre
EADS Military Air Systems has expanded its footprint at Manching in Bavaria, and aims to make the site a world-class centre for military MRO ...