Military UAVs – Page 163
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AUVSI: Autonomous Solutions developing stare capability
Autonomous Solutions (booth 546) is working with the US Naval Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) to develop a "persistent stare" capability...
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AUVSI: Insitu in the right place for heavy fuel UAS
Insitu is at the show celebrating a program milestone as its heavy fuel engine (HFE) reaches more than 2,500 combat flight hours and more than...
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AUVSI: Brock seeking follow-on deal for Havoc small UAS
An Arizona-based start-up firm hopes to win a two-year contract by the end of August to complete development of a new small unmanned air system...
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AUVSI: Battery-powered XFC completes extra-long flight
The US Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated a new, battery-powered unmanned air vehicle that can fly about 7h after being launched from a ship...
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NewsAUVSI Special: The UAVs to watch this decade
From AeroVironment to Urban Aeronautics, we list unmanned air vehicles that face major milestones in 2009 and 2010…
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Air-launch interceptors back in play for US missile defence
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the US Air Force are in talks about the joint development of a new interceptor that can be launched by a fighter...
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US Navy approves ground surveillance role for P-8 Poseidon
The US Navy is to equip its P-8A Poseidons for overland surveillance tasks, expanding from the primary maritime patrol mission ...
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Israel's 'Eitan' air vehicle to carry imagery intelligence sensor
The Israeli air force's Heron TP/'Eitan' UAVs are to field an electro-optical payload now carried by its manned Beechcraft King Air B200s ...
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AUVSI Special: Playing catch-up
Two major contests are giving US defence planners the chance to set out what they want from tomorrow's unmanned aircraft
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AUVSI Special: Europe raises ante on sense and avoid
The European Defence Agency has allocated a budget of €50 million ($70 million) to a programme aimed at demonstrating a mid-air collision avoidance system...
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AUVSI Special: Industry raises the UAV ante
US bodies aim to match Europe by accelerating integration of manned and unmanned vehicles into civil airspace
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NewsIAI flies Heron UAV for Brazil's federal police
Israel Aerospace Industries has demonstrated its Heron unmanned air vehicle for Brazil's federal police ...
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Carters plans slowed rotor-compound year-end flight
Carter Aviation Technologies expects a year-end first flight of its slowed rotor/compound personal air vehicle...
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Israel rejects assessment of unmanned helicopter systems
Israel's air force and navy are not evaluating the use of an unmanned rotorcraft from the latter's missile boats, and intend to continue operations with...
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NewsPICTURES: Aeronautics flies Diamond-based Dominator 2 UAV
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems has flown its DA42-based Dominator 2 unmanned air vehicle for the first time ...
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Northrop outlines UAV strategy for Asia, Middle East
Northrop Grumman is confident it can work around tight export controls on its unmanned air vehicle technology to exploit the burgeoning market for aerial...
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F-22 fight continues despite Senate vote
A backlash in the US Congress against the Obama administration's decision to end production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 will continue, despite a setback...
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RAF officer hails performance of Reaper UAVs
The UK Royal Air Force's deployment of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B/Reaper unmanned air vehicle has been a "success story", according...
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NewsRAF, Luftwaffe chiefs back new technology for Tranche 3 Eurofighter
Air force chiefs from Germany and the UK say active-array radars should equip their future examples of the Eurofighter strike aircraft ...