Military UAVs – Page 188
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NewsAustralia to get tailored I-View tactical system
Israel Aerospace Industries has been called on to modify its I-View 250 unmanned air vehicle as part of a deal to supply two tactical unmanned air vehicle...
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Northrop Grumman begins testing X-47B UCAS-D software
Northrop Grumman has begun installing systems in the first X-47B under the $635 million US...
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BAMS contest to define US Navy surveillance
surveillance BAMS contest to define US Navy martime oversight The US Navy is scheduled to announce the winner of its $2 billion Broad Area Maritime...
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New risk mitigation studies planned for NATO AGS programme
The US Air Force is preparing to launch studies of potential linkages between NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance programme and its own rolling Northrop...
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DARPA sets ball rolling for Rapid Eye UAV system
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released a broad agency solicitation for development and demonstration of its proposed Rapid Eye ballistic...
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NewsEDA plans €6 million UAV spend in 2008
The European Defence Agency is planning to spend up to €6 million ($8.8 million) on new unmanned air vehicle initiatives in 2008 under funding arrangements...
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Hermes 900 bid for Canadian unmanned air vehicle programme
Elbit Systems has confirmed it is bidding for the current Canadian Department of National Defence's joint airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
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RAF Reapers to be armed from December
The UK Royal Air Force expects to begin carrying live weapons aboard its General...
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New details on UAV surveillance plan for English Channel
The UK's newly launched South Coast Partnership hopes to be building and testing a prototype unmanned air vehicle-based surveillance architecture for the...
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Defence news in brief 20 November 2007
HERMES 450 UPGRADE The Israeli air force has awarded a $30 million contract to Elbit Systems for the supply of additional Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicle...
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Spain aims for 2009 morphing VTOL UAV test
A prototype vehicle that can transition from rotary-wing to fixed-wing mode is to be test flown in 2009 under Spain's Helicopter Adaptive Aircraft (HADA)...
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Spain's CTA research centre steps up European involvement
Spain's Bilbao-based Aeronautical Technologies Centre (CTA) is stepping up its involvement in European-funded...
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Technotes - 20 November
PREDICTING CORROSION WILL EASE MAINTENANCE STRUCTURE An aircraft corrosion prognostic health management system under development by BAE...
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Italy special: Alenia: our future is collaboration in cyberspace
Alenia is aiming to emulate its rivals and do as much as possible in cyberspace to cut the time it takes to bring an aircraft from the drawing board to market ROB COPPINGER TURIN
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Italy special: remote control
A mini unmanned aircraft hooks around the corner of a ruined multi-story hotel in the hills of northern Italy as its sensors scan the rubble caused by an...
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Raytheon wins US Army helicopter sensors upgrade deal
The US Army has selected a Raytheon sensor to re-equip the 530-aircraft Bell Helicopter ARH-70 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) fleet, even after the...
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This week: briefings
RAF UAVS JOIN AFGHANISTAN OPERATION UNMANNED VEHICLES The UK Royal Air Force has begun operations with its first of three General...
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Italy special: beyond Turin
The region around Turin - the workshop of Italy - is the latest to promote itself to the global industry as a one-stop aerospace cluster Murdo Morrison TURIN