Military UAVs – Page 161
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AAI plans major growth for Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aircraft system
AAI plans to dramatically scale up the 17.5kg (38.5lb) Aerosonde Mk 4.7 - even as the small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) is in the running for...
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US maritime patrol market reawakens General Atomics-Israel Aerospace Industries battle
Two makers of medium altitude, unmanned aircraft systems that previously battled for a $1 billion US Army contract four years ago are poised for another...
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Business briefs
FLEET GROWTH HOLDS UP ILFC LEASING International Lease Finance's operating income fell 5%year-on-year to $335 million in its second quarter to the...
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Damage control test to lose 80% of wing in-flight
Check-out flights of a subscale autonomous Boeing F/A-18 Hornet have started this month in preparation for damage control testing where 80% of the wing and...
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Cosworth UAV engine for US Navy starts bench testing
A new heavy fuel engine is now under bench test in preparation for a first flight in the second quarter of 2010 for the Naval...
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AUVSI: Germany to lease Israeli unmanned aircraft systems, GA-ASI says
Germany's military has rejected a proposal to buy Predator B unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI), the...
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General Atomics defends Predator C strategy
The head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has defended the company's strategy on the Predator C Avenger for the MQ-X follow-on contract even as US...
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Crossover technologies set to boost UAV integration
A slate of technologies being readied for flight and ground testing by military and civilian agencies could accelerate the integration of larger manned and...
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AUVSI: Double Orbiter show at demo day
Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter unmanned air vehicle family, marketed in the USA by Textron company AAI, achieved a double at the AUVSI's...
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AUVSI: Evergreen extends service worldwide
Evergreen Unmanned Systems (EUS) is an exhibitor with a difference. The company doesn't manufacture Unmannned Air Systems, and yet its UAVs are operating...
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AUVSI: GA-ASI makes second push for naval Predator B
Almost a year and a half after losing the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance contract, the head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...
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AUVSI: X-47B ferry flight focus of flap
Northrop Grumman disagrees with a US Navy decision to not fly the first X-47B across the USA next year....
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AUVSI: AAI goes public with STUAS competition rumors
The AAI Corp Aerosonde Mk 4.7 completed a two-day flying demonstration required to win a major contract without a mishap, apparently alone among its competitors...
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AUVSI: US Army revives and improves Viper Strike for MQ-5B
The US Army has restored funding for an improved version of the Northrop Grumman Viper Strike munition for UAVs, with the first weapons scheduled to be delivered...
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AUVSI: USN moves closer to awarding STUAS deal
The battle for perhaps the last major contract to supply UAVs to the US forces for several years has entered an intense final...
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US forces plot new role for unmanned cargo resupply
Unmanned aircraft systems are set to challenge the primacy of manned helicopters for yet a new mission area: cargo resupply. The US Marine...
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AUVSI: Northrop demonstrates Navy Expeditionary Overwatch system
Unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned aircraft can be used to provide persistent littoral surveillance, Northrop Grumman demonstrated in an exercise conducted...
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AUVSI: Hydroid to seek DoD approval to share data with Norwegian parent
Hydroid, which was recently acquired by Kongsberg Maritime, announced on 11 August that it will only share nationally exclusive information with its Norewegian...
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AUVSI: Boeing proposes Schiebel S-100 for US special forces contract
A requirement to supply an "expeditionary UAS" (EUAS) for US special forces will be the first competitive test of a new marketing agreement signed by Boeing...
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AUVSI: Goldeneye makes public debut
Aurora Flight Sciences' Goldeneye 80 vertical take-off and landing ducted fan unmanned air vehicle made its first public demonstration flight at Webster...