Military UAVs – Page 137
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Gorgon Stare tests reveal long list of problems
The US Air Force's much-touted new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system may not be in the air over Afghanistan any time soon. according...
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NewsPhantom Eye propulsion system gets workout on ground
The propulsion system for Boeing's high-altitude, long-endurance Phantom Eye UAV is undergoing a series of ground tests ...
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NewsPICTURES: Turkish Aerospace Industries flies Mosquito armed UAV
Turkish Aerospace Industries has performed the debut flight of its Mosquito unmanned rotorcraft ...
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Indian navy stands up second UAV squadron
The Indian navy has commissioned its second unmanned air vehicle squadron, which will operate Israel Aerospace Industries-supplied Herons and Searcher IIs ...
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NewsBrazil signs deal for Hermes 450 UAVs
Elbit's Aeroeletronica subsidiary has received a contract to supply the Brazilian air force with Hermes 450 UAVs ...
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NewsUS Army outlines VTOL UAV needs
In the same January speech in which US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listed Pentagon programmes to be cut in an attempt to save hundreds of billions of dollars, several ambitious new efforts were also mentioned, including the US Army's vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle programme.
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Textron splits AAI into three business units
AAI Corp., will split into three businesses under parent company Textron Systems, including a separate business for unmanned aerial vehicles, the company...
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NewsNASA reveals three visions for a future airliner
NASA has unveiled three concepts for a next-generation widebody airliner that would enter service in 2025 with dramatic reductions in fuel and noise emissions. The...
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ATK reveals details, export interest in supersonic target drone
Alliant TechSystems (ATK) has revealed key details of a new aerial target designed to simulate the flight profile of one of the most dangerous threats to US Navy ships and submarines ...
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NewsGlobal Observer makes first hydrogen-powered flight
AeroVironment's newest unmanned aircraft has successfully made the transition to hydrogen power, the company says, starting with a 4h test flight at Edwards...
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PICTURES: German Phantoms resume Baltic air policing duties
Germany has resumed its provision of quick reaction alert cover for NATO's Baltic member states with six McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantoms ...
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EU's Clean Sky project shows signs of progress
Two years in, the European Union's Clean Sky project is showing signs of progress after a bumpy start
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Business briefs
Aeronautics is set to inaugurate its manufacturing facility in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will manufacture parts of the Israeli company's Aerostar and Orbiter unmanned air vehicles and perform final assembly
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NewsIndia's Tejas fighter achieves initial operational clearance milestone
More than two decades after it was conceived, India's Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance ...
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Targeting intelligence
Raytheon's Applied Signal acquisition bid heats up US defence electronics sector
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NewsElbit's second Hermes 900 poised to enter flight test
Elbit Systems' second prototype Hermes 900 UAV will soon enter flight testing, while its first example has already accumulated more than 350 flight hours ...
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Briefings
Two Airbus executives have been recognised in the UK’s 2011 New Year’s Honours list. Tom Williams, executive vice-president programmes receives a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his leadership of the Airbus business and contributions to the wider UK aerospace industry
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Pentagon IG: BAMS suffering from lack of oversight
The US Navy is mishandling its new high-altitude surveillance unmanned air vehicle programme, says a Pentagon inspector general report ...
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Flint Hills Solutions bringing UAVs to Kansas airspace with FAA agreements
Flint Hills Solutions of Kansas has obtained two certificates of authorisation from the FAA to fly unmanned air vehicles ...