All Military UAVs articles – Page 323
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US Navy examines rotary resupply
THE FEASIBILITY OF using commercially operated helicopters for vertical replenishment (Vertrep) of warships is to be further evaluated during a follow-on at-sea cargo-movement demonstration scheduled by the US Navy for later this year. In January, the US Military Sealift Command (MSC) issued a request, for proposals for a ...
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UAV datalinks
Tadiran will provide ground- control systems and digital datalinks for Israeli-developed Ranger unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ordered by the Swiss army. The Israeli company, has signed a $35 million contract, with prime contractor Oerlikon Contraves of Switzerland, calling for the systems to be delivered through to 2000. ...
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Dark Star first flight delayed
THE FIRST FLIGHT OF the Lockheed Martin/Boeing Tier III Minus Dark Star stealthy unmanned air-vehicle (UAV), originally scheduled for late 1995, has been delayed by software- and hardware-integration problems. Taxi tests are now expected to begin before the end of the month. Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical's Tier II Plus ...
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...but Hunter is sacrificed to cheaper UAVs
PRODUCTION OF THE Hunter Joint Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (JTUAV) has been terminated, with the US Department of Defense (DoD) deciding to cut the overall number of UAVs and seek cheaper vehicles to meet mission requirements. The Hunter, developed by TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries, failed to meet the US ...
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USAF looks into the future
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC HYPERSONIC FIGHTERS and high-power lasers are among the futuristic next-generation weapons envisioned for use by the US armed forces in a report released by the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The 2,000-page study, New World Vistas, foresees the use of ...
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Three hits for new APG-71 radar
THE US NAVY HAS carried out three successful engagements during the first three tests of the medium pulse-repetition-frequency (PRF) modes developed for the Hughes APG-71 radar in the Northrop Grumman F-14D. The missiles were fired during a test sortie at the Pacific Missile Test Range off Point Mugu, California. ...
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US DoD on brink of killing Hunter
US DEPARTMENT of Defense acquisition chief Paul Kaminski is on the brink of signing an acquisition decision memorandum halting production of the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter short-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Only seven systems are in service. TRW/IAI was originally awarded a $169 million low-rate initial production contract ...
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DASA steps up work on Seamos demonstrator
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) is pushing ahead with development of its unmanned Seamos sea-reconnaissance and location-system technology demonstrator, following a contract from the German Office of Defence Technology and Procurement. Dornier, part of DASA, built the demonstrator to prove the concept of automatic takeoffs and landings from seaborne platforms, ...
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Hunter cleared for new tests
THE TRW/ISRAEL Aircraft Industries (IAI), Hunter Joint Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), has been cleared to resume flight-testing. The beleaguered $4.2 billion US Army/Navy project is threatened with cancellation after three crashes caused the UAV to be grounded in August. Project officials say that the accidents were caused ...
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Pentagon's UAVs remain grounded
MYSTERY SURROUNDS the fate of the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter short-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the future of the much-awaited close-range UAV. A meeting between Paul Kaminiski, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, and senior US military officials on 22 November failed to produce a strategy for the development ...
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USAF seeks tanker-visuals upgrade
THE US AIR FORCE HAS launched a programme to upgrade the visual systems on 23 tanker-aircraft simulators. The Air Mobility Command Visual Upgrade Effort (AMCVUE) programme covers 19 Boeing KC-135 and four McDonnell Douglas (MDC) KC-10 simulators. A request for proposals was issued in late October and contract ...
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Competitors wait for Pentagon move on tactical air vehicle
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON, DC THE FATE OF the US Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) programme is to be decided on 22 November by Paul Kaminiski, the US Department of Defense's acquisition chief. If he approves a formal request for proposals for an advanced- concept technology-demonstration project, ...
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Air power vindicated
NATO's Bosnia air commanders assess the contribution of Operation Deliberate Force to the three-year-old conflict. Tim Ripley/Vicenza Recent events in Bosnia, with the signing of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement and the lifting of the siege of Sarajevo, lend some weight to the view that NATO air power has ...
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Overhead protector
Political change highlights Israel's use of sophisticated UAVs Arie Egozi/TEL AVIV THE POSSIBLE Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights as part of a peace deal with Syria has put unmanned platforms high on the list of substitutes for the ground-based intelligence sensors, which Israel now operates along ...
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Hunter becomes the hunted
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense is deciding whether to follow a Joint Requirements Oversight Council's recommendation to terminate the $4 billion Hunter Joint Tactical unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) programme. The view of the influential Pentagon advisory body could be the final nail in the Hunter's coffin. The programme was ...
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Vehicle shortage delays Hunter/Predator fly-off
A COMPETITIVE fly-off between the TRW/Israel Aircraft Industries Hunter short-range unmanned air-vehicle (UAV) and the General Atomics Tier II Predator UAV scheduled for October has slipped into early 1996 because of the unavailability of flight-test vehicles. The Hunter is under fire from US Navy opponents who instead favour ...
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Northrop Grumman enters DoD UAV battle Pentagon contest
Northrop Grumman is to take part in the Pentagon's competition for a joint tactical manoeuvre unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Maneuver UAV will provide an intelligence-gathering capability at up to 32km (17nm) range with electro-optical and forward-looking infra-red sensors. The Pentagon could buy as many as 100 ...
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Loral offers heavy-lift UAV platform
LORAL HAS briefed the US Air Force, Army and Navy on its proposal for a heavy-lift, high-altitude, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to be used as a sensor and weapons platform for cruise- and ballistic-missile defence. The UAV, with a flyaway price of about $5 million, could be fielded ...
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K-MAX has show debut at Helitech
Kaman's K-MAX intermeshing-rotor helicopter had its display debut at the Helitech show. The helicopter has already notched up civil sales in Europe, the USA and Japan. The helicopter on display belongs to Swiss operator Helog. Elsewhere, the US Navy continues to test the K-MAX as part of its vertical-replenishment demonstration ...