Military UAVs – Page 42
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India makes progress with Rustom II UAV
India has conducted a successful flight of the Rustom II UAV in a configuration that will be used by the country’s military.
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Bell brand drops "Helicopter" for shape of a dragonfly
As part of a transition to a broader product strategy, Bell has dropped the “Helicopter” from the company’s name and adopted the dragonfly as the new symbol of its brand symbol, chief executive Mitch Snyder says on 22 February.
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ANALYSIS: Electric unmanned rotorcraft make economic case for air taxi role
Airbus A3 gave employees working on Project Vahana the day off on 2 February. The team had spent the previous two days on an unmanned air systems test range in Oregon marking the first and second test flights of Alpha One, the San Francisco-based rapid innovation cell’s concept for an ...
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Boeing unit joins General Atomics' bid for MQ-25
Boeing has joined a team of suppliers supporting General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ bid to win the US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray programme even as it continues to promote a clean-sheet alternative design.
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JSTARS replacement cancelled in new USAF budget plan
The US Air Force’s has decided to retire its primary aerial ground surveillance platform in the mid-2020s and replace it with a network of existing and new sensors linked to a ground-based command and control system.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus Aerial unit opens shop in Singapore
Airbus will set up a regional base of its new Airbus Aerial unit in Singapore, adding to its existing locations in Atlanta and Munich.
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Heron 1 to fly on for German military
Germany has signed a one-year contract extension to a long-running arrangement with Airbus Defence & Space for operations using Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned air vehicles.
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SINGAPORE: Global Hawk UAV makes Singapore debut
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV is appearing at Singapore for the first time, with a USAF example on display on static.
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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SINGAPORE: General Atomics promotes un-manned MPA mission
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is confident of a strong market for large UAVs in Southeast Asia and East Asia despite prevailing export limitation issues.
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Airbus US outpost starts VTOL taxi flight tests
Airbus's Silicon Valley-based advanced projects unit A³ has started flight tests with an autonomous vertical take-off and landing aircraft that has been designed to serve as an air taxi for a single passenger.
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AVIC to develop new member of Wing Loong UAV family
AVIC will launch a new member of the Wing Loong UAV family in 2018, with the new aircraft to be an improved variant of the Wing Loong I.
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MQ-9B conducts launch, recovery using only SATCOM
A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B UAV has taxied, taken off, and landed using only its satellite communications (SATCOM) data link.
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NAVAIR plans to install ACAS Xu on MQ-4C fleet
Northrop Grumman will prepare to modify the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system with an emerging technology that can be used to help the maritime surveillance aircraft sense and avoid other objects in flight.
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NewsLeonardo to lead EU maritime UAV demonstration
Leonardo is to lead an EU-funded demonstration of the use of unmanned air vehicles during maritime operations, with the work to include flight trials from next year.
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France awards Airbus deal to develop naval drone technology
Airbus Helicopters and its partner Naval Group have been contracted by France's DGA defence procurement agency to develop technologies for a projected rotary unmanned air vehicle to operate from warships.
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Unmanned cargo lifter deepens Boeing's push on autonomy
Boeing has unveiled a prototype of an unmanned cargo air vehicle (CAV) that can payloads up to 227kg (500lb) to expand the company’s strategic new focus on autonomous transportation as a short-term commercial opportunity.
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NewsUVision trials extended-range Hero
Israeli unmanned air system developer UVision has demonstrated its Hero 400EC extended-range loitering weapon system to what it describes as a "strategic customer".
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NewsBAE ignites unmanned interest with Magma
BAE Systems completed initial flight trials late last year with an innovative unmanned air vehicle which is intended to prove its ability to operate future platforms using their propulsion systems, rather than moving control surfaces.
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Secretive new Kratos UAS enters production
A new jet-powered unmanned air system developed by Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (USD) will enter production under a $23 million contract awarded by an unidentified customer, the California-based company announced on 8 January.