Military UAVs – Page 86
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AUVSI: Manned-unmanned teaming key to US Army aviation shake-up
Teaming unmanned air systems with manned aircraft is one of the keys in the ongoing reorganization of the US Army aviation branch, says the service’s Lt Gen Kevin Mangum.
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed integrates xGCS with Fury UAV
Lockheed Martin has operated its Fury unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with its new expeditionary ground control station (xGCS), a pairing the company says will better allow Fury operators to fly the aircraft in remote regions.
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NewsAUVSI: NOAA looks to UAVs to improve forecasting, monitor remote ocean regions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to expand its use of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to improve weather forecasting and better predict the behavior of dangerous storms.
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NewsAUVSI: Desert Hawk gains endurance, updated software and systems
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of upgrades that it says give its Desert Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) greater endurance and make the system better able to integrate future capabilities.
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AUVSI: Arcturus launches new UAV pair
California’s Arcturus (booth 807) has launched a pair of new unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) which appear to be pitched against the AAI RQ-7 Shadow.
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AUVSI: Growth of small UAV industry could raise new regulatory challenges
The proliferation of potential missions for small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in recent years has surprised even industry members and may be catching regulators off guard, says a speaker at AUVSI’s annual conference on 12 May.
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NewsAUVSI: Yahama showcases FAZER unmanned helicopter
Yamaha Motor Corporation (booth 1709) is using this year's AUVSI exhibition to show off its new Fazer unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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AUVSI: Stark Aerospace plots renewed push into US UAV market
Mississippi-based Stark Aerospace (booth 951) is making a new push in the North American market for unmanned air systems after a relatively quiet few years.
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NewsAUVSI: Saab integrates MSIC system with Skeldar UAV
Saab’s medium-range Skeldar unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has been integrated with the company’s multi-sensor intelligence cell (MSIC), a ground-based system that collects and analyses intelligence data, says Saab.
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AUVSI: L-3 debuts new APEX system
L-3 Unmanned Systems (booth 401) is using AUVSI to display a new small tactical surveillance UAV.
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NewsIsraeli air force details Hermes operations
The Israeli air force is operating its Elbit Systems Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles from Palmachim air base, with the service describing the types as currently "performing intelligence and forces-directing missions around the clock".
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NewsAUVSI: Indago enters production, Lockheed targets US farmers
Lockheed Martin (booth 437) has begun selling its Indago small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to US agricultural customers, despite the prevailing climate of regulatory uncertainty surrounding their commercial use.
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AUVSI: Safe Flight sensors promise UAV safety boost
US-based Safe Flight Instrument (booth 2346) is showcasing two technologies to boost the performance and safety of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsAUVSI: Sagetech wins US Navy contract for IFF transponders
The US Navy is keen on modernizing some of its unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) with military-grade micro-mode transponders from electronic systems manufacturer Sagetech (booth 928).
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AUVSI: Oklahoma and industry prepare for FAA’s green light on UAVs
Despite not being home to any of the six unmanned air vehicle (UAV) test sites selected last year by the US Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma is moving forward with plans intended to make it a leader in the technology once the FAA opens US airspace to unmanned aircraft.
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AUVSI: Live demonstration shows potential of small UAVs
Nine suppliers of unmanned air vehicles gathered in a remote area of the sprawling Kennedy Space Center complex on 11 May to show how certain missions currently banned by US regulators can be performed safely with existing technology.
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AUVSI: Uncertainties surround reported UAV and airliner airprox
Industry association AUVSI has cautioned against drawing conclusions from a reported near collision between a US commercial airliner and an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) before all the facts in the case are known.
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VIDEO: Company releases helicopter-ambulance test flight video
Advanced Tactics, a small aerospace company based in El Segundo, California, has released a video of its first test flight of the Black Knight Transformer, an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle that morphs into an ambulance in order to evacuate wounded troops from an urban battlefield.
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Northrop partners with Yamaha to fly unmanned helicopter
Northrop Grumman has announced completing the first flight of the Rotary Bat (R-Bat) unmanned helicopter, a new version of the Yamaha Motor RMAX dedicated for military reconnaissance.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Industry takes hope as FAA challenges UAV ruling
To Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials, aerial videographer Raphael “Trappy” Pirker was a scofflaw with a 2.27kg (5lb) Ritewing Zephyr II glider and a mounted GoPro camera.