All Military UAVs articles – Page 84

  • X-47B Roosevelt for launch - US Navy
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    Northrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements

    2014-09-10T09:01:34Z

    Northrop Grumman is pitching the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology derived from its US Navy (USN)-sponsored X-47B demonstrator to the UK, to feed into its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.

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    Paramount expands with Aerosud acquisition, robotics unit

    2014-09-04T19:33:08Z

    ​South African defence company Paramount has announced the acquisition of the military business of Aerosud and the creation of a new corporate division called Paramount Robotic Systems.

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    Flytronic shows off Manta VTOL UAV

    2014-09-03T15:01:57Z

    Polish unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Flytronic is using the MSPO defence show in Kielce to highlight its range, as Poland’s military looks to acquire systems across five weight categories.

  • SkyLark - Rex Features
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    Israel to increase use of small UAS

    2014-09-03T11:43:37Z

    The Israeli military is being offered new versions of Elbit Systems-produced small unmanned systems, with the heavy use of such equipment during the recent Protective Edge operation in the Gaza strip expected to create fresh demand to supply other units.

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    New buyers sought for Hermes 90 UAS

    2014-09-03T11:18:36Z

    Elbit Systems is offering a newly upgraded version of its Hermes 90 unmanned air system to some potential customers, and expects to agree one contract before the end of the year

  • Patriot SAM FS - Raytheon
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    Israel shoots down Syrian UAV

    2014-09-01T14:54:43Z

    ​The Israeli air force (IAF) shot down a Syrian air force unmanned air vehicle (UAV) when it entered Israeli airspace on 31 August, local sources have revealed.

  • Zephyr
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    Zephyr 7 undergoes testing to receive UK military registration

    2014-08-29T17:39:17Z

    ​A recent long endurance test of Airbus Defence and Space’s Zephyr 7 high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) has resulted in the system being the first of its type to receive UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) military registration.

  • Project Wing - FS - Google
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    Google unveils UAV parcel delivery concept

    2014-08-29T12:20:59Z

    ​Google is furthering its journey into the world of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) as it introduces its parcel-delivery UAV prototype that has been developed under its two-year Project Wing effort.

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    US Navy seeks nano-, small-sized UAVs

    2014-08-20T19:43:25Z

    The US Navy has putn out a call for small and "nano-sized", vertical take-off and landing unmanned air systems (UAS) for use by Marine infantry units to collect battlefield intelligence.

  • NATO AGS Global Hawk mock up FS - NG
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    Northrop touts HALE UAV capabilities to NATO members

    2014-08-20T18:03:43Z

    ​Northrop Grumman has revealed that it is in “active dialogue” with two potential European NATO customers for he company's family of high altitude, long endurance unmanned air vehicles.

  • K-Max SMSS LM FS
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    K-Max demonstrates autonomous ground vehicle delivery

    2014-08-20T16:27:18Z

    The US Army and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested the capability the K-Max unmanned helicopter has to deliver an autonomous ground vehicle.

  • X-47B Hornet trap
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    US Navy poised for UCLASS bidding after unmanned demo

    2014-08-20T01:41:12Z

    ​Two aircraft – an unmanned Northrop Grumman X-47B and the Boeing F/A-18C Hornet – launched and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt multiple times on 17 and 18 August, validating a decade-long, on-and-off quest to prove such a pairing is possible on a carrier deck.

  • Global Hawk - USAF
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    Space industry looks at DoD's UAV broadband requirements

    2014-08-19T10:37:04Z

    The space industry is working with the US Department of Defense to help better shape the broadband requirements of unmanned air vehicles in years to come, an industry executive has revealed.

  • Puma AE BP - AeroVironment
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    Final FAA-mandated UAV test site established in Virginia

    2014-08-14T15:45:00Z

    The sixth of the Federal Aviation Administration’s mandated unmanned air system test sites has been established in Virginia, marking the opening of the final dedicated test site for unmanned operations in the USA.

  • B-52 bomber USAF FS
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    Obama authorises Iraqi air strikes

    2014-08-08T14:27:19Z

    President Barack Obama has authorised US personnel to conduct air strikes over Iraq and target Islamic insurgents advancing in their occupation of the region.

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    Israel blocks further UAS sales to Russia

    2014-08-04T16:54:36Z

    ​The Israeli defence ministry has ordered all Israeli companies that manufacture unmanned air systems not to begin or continue negotiations about new contracts in Russia.

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    Sidelined Israeli firms target Polish UAS requirement

    2014-08-04T16:00:45Z

    ​Israel's defence ministry is trying to find a way to allow the nation's leading unmanned air system manufacturers to supply at least part of expected Polish requirements for such equipment, despite having earlier this year withdrawn the export permits to Warsaw held by Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.

  • RAF Reaper full size - RAF
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    RAF Reapers to enter service's core fleet

    2014-08-01T22:48:04Z

    ​The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that it will bring its ten Royal Air Force General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles into its core fleet.

  • Schiebel Camcopter UAV
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    Details of Ukraine UAV requirement revealed

    2014-07-29T17:03:02Z

    ​A contract for leased unmanned air vehicles services in support of the security mission in Ukraine is expected to be awarded within the forthcoming week, an industry source has revealed.

  • Cessna 172 Skyhawk
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    OSHKOSH: Cessna adds diesel Skyhawk to GA fleet

    2014-07-29T00:36:42Z

    ​With 100 low-lead avgas becoming increasingly scarce in Europe and Asia, Cessna has added a new variant of the ubiquitous 172 with a diesel engine.