All Military UAVs articles – Page 197
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UK's Fire Shadow loitering munition makes flight debut
The UK's Team Complex Weapons initiative is expected to move beyond its planning stage, while one of its signature programmes has undergone flight test ...
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Heron to compete with Predator for German surveillance contract
Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron TP unmanned air vehicle will compete against the General Atomics Predator B to meet a German surveillance requirement,...
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DARPA pushes on with flapping wing system
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted AeroVironment to design and build a flying prototype 75mm (3in) flapping-wing air vehicle...
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Technology briefings
SPACEDEV AWARDED DARPA SATELLITE PROGRAMME EXTENSION PROPULSION The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has extended Spacedev's High Delta-V...
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Raytheon to offer heavy fuel engine for small UAS
Raytheon has disclosed the existence of a new project to develop a purpose-built, heavy fuel engine under 20hp (15kW) to power small unmanned aircraft systems. The...
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Australia places Boeing-led UAV project on danger list
The Australian government has added the Boeing Australia/Israel Aerospace Industries I-View 250 tactical unmanned air vehicle to its list of "projects of...
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Two barrier-busting aircraft pass new milestones
The Sikorsky X2 and Boeing A160T are intended to shatter different barriers that have limited conventional rotorcraft designs for more than a half-century. The X2 is aimed at breaking the 160kt speed barrier, while the A160T is designed to remain aloft for the than 20hr.
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Business Briefs
Airbus identifies bidders for Laupheim plant outsourcing Airbus has narrowed to two the shortlist of potential investors in its German cabin interiors plant...
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Northrop starts re-engining JSTARS, but future unclear
Northrop Grumman will start re-engining the E-8C JSTARS airborne ground surveillance system aircraft, but the initiative's long-term future remains unclear ...
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First foreign F-35 contract awarded; Canada drops future order by 15 aircraft
The US Department of Defense has awarded the first contract to Lockheed Martin to build F-35 components for a foreign military customer, but reports from...
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UAV safe separation to be integrated with SESAR air traffic management programme
Work has begun at Eurocontrol on enabling integration of unmanned air vehicles into the air traffic management system as it is now, but also into future...
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Israel to expand UAV, helicopter safety measures
Israeli air force unmanned air vehicles are to receive a new engine monitoring system, in a bid to reduce the risk of accidents ...
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Thales UK releases first images of Watchkeeper UAV flight
Thales UK has published the first images of the 16 April first flight of its Watchkeeper UAV in northern Israel ...
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Flight Interview: Malaysian air force chief sets strategic focus
Malaysia's air force chief says additional multirole fighters and airborne early warning aircraft head the service's spending priorities ...
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Northrop receives contract for UAV radar payload
The US Army has signed a deal to replace Lynx II sensors on some of its UAVs with Northrop Grumman's Starlite system ...