All Military UAVs articles – Page 311
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Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing's Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) with its distinctive rotodome, whether mounted on a 707 or 767 based airframe, is likely to be the last of the large, expensive surveillance platforms. While the USA is looking towards space-based surveillance in the long term, ...
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USAF plans further manoeuvre vehicle tests
Further drop tests in the US Air Force Space Manoeuvre Vehicle (SMV) programme are planned, including a suborbital rocket engine boosted test flight in 2001, following the successful first drop-test of a 6.7m-long flight test vehicle on 11 August (Flight International, 19-25 August). A fully developed operational SMV would provide ...
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Northrop system flies UAVs in test
Northrop system flies UAVs in test Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a new control system which allows autonomous control of several unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to be undertaken by a single operator. The capability of the firm's Co-operative Aggregate Mission Management System (CAMMS) was demonstrated in a company-funded flight ...
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Failed tests threaten future of Outrider unmanned air vehicle
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The future of the Alliant Techsystems Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (TUAV) is under new threat after a US Department of Defense report criticised the system for failing to meet several key flight test requirements and exceeding the promised purchase price by 50%. The damning ...
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Outrider UAV suffers in test flight crash
Outrider tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has been severely damaged in a crash during a test flight, just days after it officially completed a two-year demonstration programme for the US Army. The accident was witnessed by Danish military officials who were being briefed by Alliant Techsystems on the vehicle's ...
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Gun-launched UAV under development
The US Navy has awarded Sonex Research a six-month contract to start development of a heavy-fuel powerplant for a gun-launched unmanned air vehicle (UAV) under study by Science Applications International. The USN plans to conduct a demonstration of a gun-launched Forward Air Support-Marine advanced technology surveillance UAV. The vehicle ...
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Germany orders UAV from STN Atlas
The German army has placed an order with STN Atlas for series production of the Small Airborne Target Location System (KZO) unmanned air vehicle (UAV). According to the manufacturer, the order is worth about DM500 million ($280 million) and covers eight systems for the German army. Each system includes ...
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Greece orders stand-off missile from Dasa
The Greek Ministry of National Defence has ordered the Autonomous Freeflight Dispenser System (AFDS) stand-off weapon from Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) missile subsidiary LFK. The weapon will equip Greek Vought A-7 Corsairs, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms and Lockheed Martin F-16s. The AFDS is a development of the German/Swedish DWS 39 ...
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Rotary Rocket starts construction of the first Roton parts
Construction of the first parts of Rotary Rocket's Roton commercial space vehicle is under way, kicking off an ambitious development schedule aimed at achieving initial flight tests by the middle of 1999. The first elements of the Roton, an unpiloted, unmanned, re-useable single stage to orbit (SSTO) launch vehicle, are ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: British Aerospace
BRITISH AEROSPACE Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max Pay. Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C P Max WLE E Max CR PNR Harrier II ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Embraer
EMBRAER Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E EMB-110 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Boeing
BOEING Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E CR Max PNR ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Antonov
ANTONOV Manufacturer PWR MTD WS FL Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P E CR Max PNR An-32 Cline Tactical transport 3860kW ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Alenia
ALENIA Manufacturer WS FL Max RF Max speed Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. C P G.222/C-27A Spartan Tactical transport 28.7 22.7 4,685 263kt 25,700 9,000 3 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Airbus Military Company
AIRBUS MILITARY AIRCRAFT Manufacturer PWR MTD WS FL Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Future Large Aircraft (FLA) Tactical transport 41.4 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: AIDC
AERO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (AIDC) Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Northrop Grumman
NORTHROP GRUMMAN Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts /M H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Aeronautical Development Agency
AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY/HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS (HAL) Aeronautical Development Agency, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, PB 1718,Vimanapura Post, 560 017 Bangalore,India; Tel:+91 80 523 7294 Fax:+91 80 523 8493 Manufacturer MTD M.T.R W/span F/Lgth M/Speed Kts/Mach H Op ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Lockheed Martin
Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay C P Max WLE E CR Max PNR C-130J ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES Manufacturer Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C T-4 Trainer turbofan/jet-powered 16.37kN 9.9 13.0 1,300 M 0.91 ...