Military UAVs – Page 187
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Boom contact next step for automated aerial refuelling demonstration
Flight tests to demonstrate automated aerial refuelling have shown an unmanned aircraft can be manoeuvred safely and positioned accurately behind a tanker...
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Malaysia pushes on with unmanned air vehicle plans
Malaysia is continuing to advance its efforts to develop unmanned air vehicle technologies, unveiling three indigenous designs during December's LIMA air show ...
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Seaplane UAV eyed as persistent ocean buoy
An unmanned seaplane being developed to perform persistent ocean surveillance has demonstrated autonomous take-offs and landings in tests off the coast of...
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2008 forecast: Defence in holding pattern in USA
With the prospects of a slow year, US industry will be protecting existing programmes, while in Europe there is much to play for
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Defence contracts
The South Korean air force's future four Boeing 737-based airborne early warning and control aircraft will use mission computers from BAE Systems North America's...
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NewsSouth Korean army selects Elbit Systems' Skylark II UAV
South Korea's army has selected Elbit Systems' Skylark II close-range unmanned air vehicle, with its first-phase deal for one system expected to grow into procurement of a large number of systems.
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NewsPICTURE: US border guards start buy for third Predator B batch
The Customs and Border Protection agency released a “presolictation notice” on 13 December to buy more Predator Bs, the medium-altitude aircraft the agency has acquired for unarmed border surveillance missions.
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This week briefings
SIKORSKY LIFTS MASSIVE H-60 HAWK ORDER HELICOPTERS Sikorsky on 13 December signed a contract worth a potential $11.6 billion to build up to 800 helicopters...
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EADS receives €60 million contract for Advanced UAV study
EADS has launched a 15-month risk-reduction phase for Europe's Advanced unmanned air vehicle initiative ...
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NewsBoeing A160T Hummingbird UAV crashes
Boeing is investigating the cause of a 10 December crash in which a turbine-powered A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter was destroyed ...
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Business briefs 11 December 2007
Spirit to make composites in Malaysia expansion US aerostructures maker Spirit AeroSystems has firmed up an agreement with Malaysia's national airport...
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PICTURE: USAF demonstrates automated refuelling positioning system
This recent test flight shows the Automated Aerial Refueling system (AAR), developed by the US Air Force Research Laboratory and Boeing Phantom Works, manoeuvring...
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Defence briefs
DUTCH ENGINES Avio/Philips joint venture DutchAero and the Royal Netherlands Air Force's Woensdrecht Logistics Centre will provide maintenance, repair...
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US police experiment with Insitu, Honeywell UAVs
Miami-Dade police department in Florida is to test Honeywell's...
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NewsEurocontrol publishes world’s first standards for operating UAVs in civil airspace
Eurocontrol has published its required standards for operating military unmanned air vehicles in civil airspace. On 3 December the organisation released...
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European specifications for military UAVs in civil airspace
The most basic of the European unmanned air vehicle specifications is: "For ATM purposes, where it becomes necessary to categorise UAV operations, this should...
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Swiss use UAV to monitor soccer crowds
Zurich police, in co-operation with the Swiss military, used the Ruag Ranger unmanned air vehicle, designated ADS 95 by the Swiss army, to monitor crowds...
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EADS UAV project may get Turkish development support
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries has confirmed it is in discussions with Germany...