Military UAVs – Page 88
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AUVSI: Turkish Air Force gathers data for "urgent" armed UAS requirement
A new request for information about armed unmanned air systems (UAS) for the Turkish Air Force could draw responses from AUVSI exhibitors.
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AUVSI: Indago deployed to disaster-struck Vanautu
Australian firm Heliwest has employed a Lockheed Martin Indago quadrotor in damage assessment operations in Vanuatu – the South Pacific island nation that recently suffered an earthquake, volcano and cyclone within the span of a few weeks.
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NewsAUVSI: Future UCLASS requirements pose questions on worth of X-47B
The US Government Accountability Office has warned that unless the US Navy carefully considers its requirements for the service's future unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme it risks rendering redundant any research carried out so far.
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NewsAUVSI: Amazon reveals full UAV delivery concept
Online retailer Amazon has disclosed full details of a concept for delivering packages with unmanned air vehicles in a US patent application published on 30 April.
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AUVSI: Exelis to provide UAV ATC system to four test sites
Exelis has entered into agreements with four of six of the US Federal Aviation Administration-mandated unmanned air vehicle test sites to provide them with the Symphony RangeVue UAV air traffic management system.
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AUVSI: Most commenters support FAA's small UAV rule, attorneys say
A majority of commenters support a set of draft regulations for integrating small unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) weighing under 55lb (24.9kg), according to a review by Washington DC-based law firm Cooley.
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NewsAUVSI: K-Max carries out medical evacuation demo
Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace have further demonstrated the teaming capability of their K-Max unmanned rotorcraft by carrying out a medical evacuation of a patient after being cued by an unmanned ground vehicle.
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NewsAUVSI: UAV Solutions shows new fixed-wing platforms
UAV Solutions is showcasing three new fixed-wing platforms for the first time at AUVSI - Sidewinder, Intruder and Talon 120LE - targeted at both the military and commercial markets.
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AUVSI: Arcturus stays positive despite industry slowdown
California’s Arcturus UAV believes there are still opportunities in the market for unmanned air systems, despite the overall tough conditions.
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AUVSI: Georgia has UAVs on its mind
Peanut farming could be the reason that Georgia becomes a major supplier and operation of commercial small unmanned air systems, says Steve Justice, director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Airspace.
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NewsAUVSI: Regulators play catch up on unmanned integration
Regulators have been discussing the integration of unmanned air vehicles into national and international airspaces for some time now, but a real push is currently being made to speed up the process to avoid the technology out-growing the regulatory framework.
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Saab downbeat about unmanned market potential
After years of investment in unmanned systems technologies and its ongoing involvement in Europe’s Dassault-led Neuron combat demonstrator, Saab remains unsure of the sector’s near-term military potential.
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New Israeli UAV manufacturer reveals initial plans
New Israeli company Meteor is planning to offer a range of more affordable and tailored unmanned air vehicles to international customers, its new CEO has revealed.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The US Army grapples with bold new UAS plan
It is 2018, and an enemy of the US Army seems to be having a lucky day. Yes, an unarmed unmanned air vehicle flying overhead has spotted this particular target, but the army has already retired its fleet of armed scout helicopters and the Boeing AH-64E Apache is still parked ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Google gets serious about UAVs
Dave Vos flew radio-controlled aircraft in his native South Africa as a teenager until the hobby began to bore him.
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ANALYSIS: Small unmanned aircraft launched to shake-up civil market
UAV industry visionary Tad McGeer is hopeful his new "robotic aircraft", Flexrotor, will shake-up the established order
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NewsIsraeli Heron-1 and Hermes 900 UAVs to receive ATOL capability
The Israeli air force (IAF) is in the process of incorporating an automatic takeoff and landing (ATOL) capability into its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 and Elbit Systems Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles.
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Opinion
OPINION: In robot wars, manned and unmanned systems must merge
The US Navy claimed an aviation first after an unmanned demonstrator was refuelled in flight, but budget pressures will see it trail the army in using such equipment operationally
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AnalysisANALYSIS: With new civil strategy, Insitu comes full circle [UPDATED]
Before it was renamed the ScanEagle in 2004 and marketed to the US Marine Corps, the Insitu SeaScan was supposed to revolutionise tuna fishing. Its wingspan is shaped partly by a requirement to fit through a hatch on the Shackleton, an 18m (58ft) tuna boat that Insitu used for demonstrations ...
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NewsCommercial UAV users urge common sense approach to operations
Commercial unmanned air vehicle operators have advised those that want to exploit this emerging technological market to take a common sense approach to operating within the permitted boundaries set out by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).