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Headline briefings
BAE NAMES KING AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT BAE Systems has named Ian King as its new chief executive, to replace Mike Turner from 1 September....
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Centre seeks extension to airspace
Europe's unmanned air vehicle developers need a chance to demonstrate to regulators - and the public - that their systems can operate safely over a large...
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US military funds pistonless disk engine
An internal combustion engine for unmanned air vehicles that uses a disk rather than pistons is undergoing bench testing. The project aims to develop a 16.3kg...
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UAV sense and avoid demonstration planned
Demonstration flights of a sense and avoid system for unmanned air vehicles are to take place in August using an Aerostar aircraft and a Beechcraft King...
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NewsEurofighter Typhoon proves close-air support credentials for RAF
The UK's first Eurofighter Typhoons are ready for multirole operations, following a successful RAF deployment to the USA ...
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NewsUS policy group rallies to save Navy's UCAS-D programme
A defence policy group is warning that the US Navy's institutional reluctance and budgetary pressures are threatening the future of its unmanned combat air vehicle programmes ...
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New French security strategy calls for international co-operation
A new defence and homeland security strategy announced by French president Nicolas Sarkozy last week raised the prospect of increased outsourcing and international...
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Engine War revival: P&W bounces back with improved F100
Can Pratt & Whitney's resurgence in recent fights with GE to power exported US fighters continue? And does its success justify the costs of developing alternate engines?
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US Navy weighs manned/unmanned debate in F/A-XX planning
The US Navy is weighing the merits of manned and unmanned solutions in its search for a successor to the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet ...
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First UCAS-D demonstrator to fly in fourth quarter 2009
The first flight of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator...
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UK cheers the Reaper UAV
Hailing its proven reconnaissance and strike capabilities in Afghanistan, the UK Royal Air Force is preparing for long-term use of General Atomics' ultimate Predator
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Technology Briefings
BOEING CHOOSES SOLID OXIDE FOR VULTURE PROGRAMME FUEL CELLS Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has placed a contract with Colorado based-Versa Power...
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Ducted fan battlefield resupply UAV could fly in 2009
A half-scale demonstrator of a ducted fan vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle called the VTOL...
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Northrop Grumman's P6 UAV to fly this month
Northrop Grumman is to fly a company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Class IV unmanned air vehicle it calls Prototype 6 (P6) later this month, before it carries out...
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BAE Systems unveils its armed UAV Fury
BAE Systems has unveiled its Fury armed reconnaissance and close air support unmanned air vehicle at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International...
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Raytheon to test fly heavy fuel engine on Cobra
Raytheon has delayed its planned flight test of a heavy fuel engine with Swift Engineering's blended...
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NewsUK Reaper releases weapons for first time
The UK Royal Air Force has for the first time released weapons from its lone General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) unmanned air vehicle ...
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USAF to use GPS weapons with Reaper UAV
The US Air Force plans to equip its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles with GPS-guided weapons in the near future, and is also reassessing...