Military UAVs – Page 189
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UK RAF details Reaper, Herti UAV operations in Afghanistan
The UK Royal Air Force has begun operations with its first of three General Atomics Predator B/Reaper UAVs in Afghanistan ...
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Business briefings
BOEING PUMPS $7 BILLION INTO SHARES STOCK Boeing is to repurchase up to $7 billion of common stock. The company, which a week ago posted a $1.1 billion...
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Sri Lanka loses eight aircraft in LTTE attack
The Sri Lankan defence ministry has detailed the losses suffered during a rebel attack on its Anuradhapura air base on 22 October...
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Boeing and Aurora test Ford hydrogen engine for HALE UAVs
Boeing and Aurora Flight Systems have tested a Ford-developed hydrogen engine planned...
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NewsReaper claims first blood in Afghanistan
The US Air Force's General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle has conducted a successful first strike against insurgents in Afghanistan...
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Revived B-52 jammer concept prompts Boeing-Northrop partnership
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to contest a US Air Force requirement to perform a stand-off jammer upgrade to the B-52 bomber...
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EADS to give nod for replacement Barracuda UCAV
EADS will by year-end decide whether to build a second Barracuda UAV to replace the aircraft lost during a 2006 accident...
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EADS reveals refined configuration for Advanced UAV
EADS has evolved the configuration of its Advanced unmanned air vehicle concept to draw more closely on its Barracuda UCAV...
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Israel moves to expand unmanned air vehicle force
The Israeli air force is set to invest "big sums" in acquiring unmanned air vehicles in a bid to build a three-tier force. A senior air force officer...
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This week briefing
ERA DEVELOPS EMERGENCY PLANNING INITIATIVE STRATEGY The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has teamed with crisis management specialist Kenyon...
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Technotes - 23 October 2007
Shape-changing UAV morphs autonomously NextGen Aeronautics has completed the first autonomous flights of...
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European UAV strategy may recommend common strategy
The European Commission is planning to conduct a strategic analysis of the European unmanned air vehicle marketplace and member states’ industrial capabilities during the second half of 2008.
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BAE's Turner leaves with 'mission accomplished'
BAE Systems chief executive Mike Turner has successfully turned the company around since 2002. Where next for the UK's lead defence contractor? ...