Military UAVs – Page 169
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Prox Dynamics' nano rotorcraft UAV makes outdoor flight
Prox Dynamics' 15g (0.59oz) 100mm (3.93in) rotorspan PD-100 Black Hornet helicopter prototype Hornet-3a made its...
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Pratt & Whitney Wankel prototype to test by June
A Wankel engine prototype should be under test by June for a Pratt & Whitney effort to deliver high specific power unmanned air vehicle engines. Work...
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UAV mothership deploys micro air vehicles
The deployment of micro air vehicles (MAV) from an unmanned air vehicle mothership has been demonstrated by the University...
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NewsCanada awards Insitu $30 million for small UAV service
Canada has awarded a $30 million contract to Boeing-owned Insitu to continue providing small unmanned aircraft vehicle (SUAV) services to the military.
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Turkey to decide in June between AW149, 'T-70' Black Hawk
Turkey expects to make a decision in its general purpose helicopter contest in June, having increased its cross-service requirement from 78 to 115 aircraft....
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USA proposes structural change for tactical air fleet
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has proposed the most sweeping changes to the nation's airpower capability since the end of the Cold War. His plan could...
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Jet-powered Predator C makes first flight and gains funding support
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems flew its jet-powered Predator C unmanned aircraft system for the first time in early April, chief executive Thomas Cassidy...
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NewsItalian budget crunch threatens AMX fleet
A funding shortage could see the Italian air force cut its strike and training aircraft fleets, and hurt future procurement activities, the service says ...
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US military launches bidding war for small UAS contract
The US Navy and US Marine Corps have launched bidding for a new fleet of small, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems, with as many as 11 different competitors...
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Thales extends Watchkeeper UAV tests in Israel
Thales UK expects to launch flight trials using the British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle system from ParcAberporth in Wales later this year, but...
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NewsUK MoD outlines detail of 15-year UAV strategy
The UK Ministry of Defence is close to completing an "achievable, affordable and realistic" unmanned aircraft system strategy out to 2023 ...
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Elbit targets 2009 flight debut for Hermes 900
Elbit Systems is accelerating efforts to enable the delayed first flight of its Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle before the end of this year. Potential customers...
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New uses for old bases
Two business campuses are set to make Wales the UK's centre for UAV testing and training of military maintenance specialists
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Survival specialists
Like all SMEs, Wales's small aerospace suppliers have had to develop distinct product offerings to beat overseas competition
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Wales special report: Made in Wales
In this special feature we look at how Wales's aerospace industry has taken off and whether its new-found knowledge economy can withstand the onslaught of the global downturn.
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Wales has emerged as one of the UK's foremost
Wales has emerged as one of the UK's foremost regions for aerospace and defence thanks to a Darwinian ability to adapt to a slew of economic blows
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PICTURES: New equipment to boost French helicopter safety
France's DGA procurement agency has ordered 25 ground mat kits to improve the safety of military helicopters landing under "brownout" conditions ...
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Aeronautics boss outlines Aerostar deal with Dutch military
Aeronautics Defense Systems has provided further details of its $50 million contract to provide Aerostar unmanned air vehicle services to the Netherlands ...