All Military UAVs articles – Page 183
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Israeli Bluebird fuell cell UAV completes development
Israeli unmanned air vehicle manufacturer BlueBird has completed development of its fuel cell-powered Boomerang UAV, which will be on show here. That...
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Canada buys new operational autonomy, but at what cost to domestic industry?
Canada's renewed zeal for defence spending has strengthened its services, but how will it affect its industrial base?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Plextek unveils supercharged UAV engine
Cambridge based-Plextek's supercharged engine for unmanned air vehicles is being launched here this week with demonstrations of the powerplant at the company's...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Your complete guide to the aircraft, technologies and themes at Le Bourget this year
If ever there was a bellwether for the state of the industry it is the Paris air show. This year's centenary salon takes place at possibly the bottom of the deepest, steepest economic downturn in decades.
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China second-largest defence spender in 2008
China's efforts to modernise its armed forces has seen it become the second biggest military spender behind the United States, according to the Stockholm...
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Dyed solar cells to improve endurance
The US Air Force Research Laboratory foresees dye-sensitised solar cells powering long-endurance unmanned air vehicles following scale-model ground and flight...
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A century of shows
The Paris air show is 100 years old this year. Will the global downturn mar the celebrations?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: ScanEagle finds 'sweet spot' as globally ubiquitous airborne sensor
Insitu's ScanEagle unmanned air system was originally designed to help tuna fisherman. It failed to find a niche on trawlers, but the miniature vehicle has been invaluable to the military community
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PICTURES: Saab launches manufacturing work on Neuron air vehicle
Saab has launched fresh windtunnel tests of the Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle's frozen outer shape ...
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PICTURE: Aeronautics reveals Picador unmanned helicopter
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems has test flown a half-scale model of its Picador unmanned rotorcraft and expects to receive approval from the nation's...
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NewsPICTURE: Steadicopter flies Black Eagle 50 UAV
Israeli firm Steadicopter has unveiled its Black Eagle 50 mini rotary unmanned air vehicle. The design is 2.3m (7.5ft) long and has a rotor diameter of 2m,...
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Business - briefs
Bristow Group has acquired 42.5% of Lider Aviacao, Brazil's largest provider...
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BlueBird plans rifle-launch test for MicroB air vehicle
Israel's BlueBird Aero Systems has announced plans to test launch a MicroB UAV from a standard assault rifle ...
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Canada cancels unmanned air system industry day on eve of defence and security show
Canada's Department of National Defence has abruptly cancelled an industry day for a major new contract for high-end unmanned air systems ...
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Israel's Innocon responds to Ugandan UAV request
Israel's Innocon is offering its Mini Facon 1 UAV to meet a Ugandan border surveillance requirement ...
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NewsPICTURE: Italy completes tests with improved Predator A UAV
Italy's General Directorate for Aeronautical Armaments in late May completed a campaign of tests in the USA on a first batch of three improved General Atomics...
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2010 could see five-day UAV flight at 20,000ft
Aurora Flight Sciences has developed a version of its Orion unmanned air vehicle that uses a commercially available...
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US Air Force to outline unmanned air system doctrine to 2047
The US Air Force expects to soon incorporate into doctrine its 80-page unmanned air systems flight plan, now nearing the end of its development...