Military UAVs – Page 157
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Italy special: Italian defence programmes hit by budget squeeze
While JSF should provide a bounty for industry, budget cuts have already affected other key programmes, such as Eurofighter
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NewsItalian army reveals AW129 upgrade plan
The Italian army's AW129 attack helicopters are to get new targeting and missile systems under a major modernisation ...
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Germany to field Rafael's Imilite system with Heron UAVs
The German air force will deploy Rafael's Imilite imagery intelligence system to Afghanistan this week, partly to support operations with its Heron UAVs ...
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Kazakhstan seeks defence deal for 45 EC145s
Kazakhstan could acquire up to 45 Eurocopter EC145 medium-twin helicopters for military applications ...
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Business briefs
The helicopter production facility set up by India's Tata Advanced Systems at the Special Economic Zone in Adibatla, near Hyderabad, will deliver its first consignment of cabins for S-92 helicopters to the US airframer this month
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Israel eyes countermeasures for casevac UAVs
Israel's development of UAVs for battlefield casualty evacuation tasks has prompted interest in related self-protection equipment ...
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NewsBlueBird makes UAV sale to African army
An African army has signed a contract to purchase BlueBird's fuel cell-powered Boomerang unmanned air vehicle ...
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Interview
Working week - Lyndon Yorke
Years of experience with myriad sensors fitted to a wealth of aircraft around the globe led Lyndon Yorke to set up Trackair Services, where he now brokers resources and solves problems for international operations
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Sagem scouts for Kazakh, Ukraininian UAV deals
Sagem has signed new UAV co-operation agreements which it hopes could lead to deals in Kazakhstan and Ukraine ...
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Mini UAVs promoted for infrastructure security tasks
Integrators of multi-layered security systems are showing increasing interest in using mini unmanned air vehicles as a tool that will positively identify and "incriminate" threats before deadly force is used to stop them.
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This Week briefing
EADS's Astrium division has been awarded a five-month study by the European Union's Single Sky future air traffic management programme to look into new satellite solutions for tracking aircraft over remote locations
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Australian Heron UAVs return to flight
Australian defence forces resumed use of the Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Afghanistan on 1 November after temporarily grounding the fleet for 24...
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NewsFire Scout, back in the air, makes 2011 plans
Northrop's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has returned to flight, and passed the programme's 1,000h test mark ...
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Raytheon wins F-16 display upgrade contract
Raytheon will install a large, colour display in Lockheed Martin F-16 cockpits, a key enabler for future sensor upgrades.
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NewsJoint carrier operations, UAV developments in UK/France defence pact
The UK and France will co-operate on matters ranging from aircraft carrier use to UAV projects and A400M support ...
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New Zealand outlines plans to replace P-3Cs and C-130s
New Zealand aims to replace its Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion and C-130H Hercules aircraft within the next 15 years as part of a new defence strategy.
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Kiowa Warrior steals spotlight at AUSA
After surviving two attempts to field a replacement scout helicopter, the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is only getting stronger as the US Army considers...
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AeroVironment offers US Army 'family' of unmanned systems
With the US Army shifting operations from Iraq to Afghanistan, the demand for small unmanned air vehicles is moving into higher gear as well. The army...
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Taiwan outlines plans for indigenous UAV
Taiwan will not seek to acquire Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk from the USA, but will instead develop its own indigenous unmanned air vehicle ...