Military UAVs – Page 118
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India’s Lakshya-2 completes 10th test flight
India's Lakshya-2 target drone has completed its 10th flight test, performing the full range of functions required by nation's armed forces ...
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NewsDoD cuts Block 30 Global Hawk, but spares other UAVs
The US Air Force is to cut its planned orders for Northrop Grumman's Block 30 version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle ...
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NewsPentagon slashes fighter squadrons, airlifters in new budget proposal
The US Air Force faces plans to eliminate six fighter squadrons, cancel its C-27J programme and retire ageing C-5As and C-130s ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Royal Navy chief looks to the future with carrier, F-35 programmes
Despite cuts introduced via the SDSR, the head of the Royal Navy believes his service remains well placed to respond to operational demands ...
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NewsUK considers landing gear modification for Reaper fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence could adopt a landing gear modification for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems, with the enhancement to boost the type's maximum take-off and landing weights for use in Afghanistan.
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NewsPICTURES: US Navy tests Integrator
Boeing/Insitu has delivered the first RQ-21 Integrator to the US Navy for testing and evaluation. The aircraft, flying at Twentynine Palms, MCB, in California,...
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NewsSwiss make first OPA purchase
Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences has announced the sale of a Centaur optionally-piloted vehicle (OPA) to the Swiss air force, marking both the aircraft's...
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NewsMQ-8B Fire Scout deploys again
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout departed 17 January aboard the USS Simpson on its third operational deployment ...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Europe's Neuron UCAV breaks cover
Europe's Dassault-led Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator will make its first flight around mid-year, having been officially unveiled for partner nations France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland on 19 January.
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NewsUS Army’s logistics agency launches autonomous cargo aircraft study
The US Army has expanded its early search for a future unmanned cargo aircraft to include concepts offering twice the speed of conventional helicopters.
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NewsUSAF orders 2nd Cessna Caravan for Lebanon [Corrected]
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will deliver a second AC-208 Combat Caravan to the Lebanese air force under a contract worth nearly $14.7 million awarded on 12 January.
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NewsPolish Aerostar UAVs to get operational boost
Aeronautics Defense Systems expects to have an automatic take-off and landing capability operational for Poland's Aerostar unmanned air systems "within the next months", according to company president Avi Leumi.
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Seoul selects Falcon 2000S for ISR mission
Seoul has selected the Dassault Falcon 2000S as its next generation intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, although a deal has yet...
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NewsUS Army to deploy enhanced vision radars on 10 UH-60Ls
The US Army will install radar-powered enhanced vision systems on 10 Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawks for a combat trial in Afghanistan, according to radar supplier Sierra Nevada.
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NewsIsraeli defence ministry blocks unmanned Dominator sale to Abu Dhabi
Israel's defence ministry has blocked a contract to sell Aeronautics Defense Systems Dominator XP unmanned air systems to Abu Dhabi, after reviewing the contents of the deal.
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NewsMissed targets prompt US Marine Corps to arm unmanned Shadows
The US Marine Corps will deploy AAI RQ-7 Shadows to Afghanistan armed with classified new gravity bombs in a demonstration that could pave the way for a dramatic expansion in the numbers of weaponised unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsTextron unveils modified Aerosonde
Textron has unveiled an updated version of the Aerosonde small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) featuring a heavy fuel engine and heavily modified wings. The changes...
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NewsUK funds new UCAS research effort
BAE Systems and the UK Defence Science & Technology Laboratory will work together on a technology study linked to unmanned combat air systems ...
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NewsRAF Reapers enter 2012 on operational high
UK operations with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air system have taken on increased importance in Afghanistan, with the Royal Air Force routinely using the type for offensive tasks.
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NewsIAI tight-lipped over $1.1bn deal with Asian customer
Israel Aerospace Industries has signed a $1.1 billion deal to supply "defensive and offensive" systems to an undisclosed Asian customer ...