Military UAVs – Page 95
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NewsAUVSI: New vehicles, partnerships and sales shape maritime market
The unmanned maritime market has seen a lot of movement in the past few months, with new vehicle announcements, upgrades to past systems and transitions of popular platforms to new companies.
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NewsReduced capability leaves UCLASS vulnerable to budget axe
Concerns have been raised that the capabilities of the US Navy's proposed Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft have been so...
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NewsFrench budget plan applies brakes to Rafale, A400M deliveries
Deliveries of the Rafale and A400M for the French air force could be slowed significantly under a proposed new planning law ...
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NewsUN picks Falco UAS for DRC peacekeeping mission
Selex ES is to supply a Falco unmanned air system to support UN peacekeeping operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Talks continue for Spanish Heron UAS purchase
The Spanish air force is in initial negotiations with Israel Aerospace Industries about a possible purchase of Heron 1 unmanned air systems.
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NewsUS Navy hopes to fly X-47B demonstrators into 2014
The US Navy hopes to continue flying its two Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrators (UCAS-D). The service had earlier said that...
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NewsUSAF, NASA aim to master wing-flex control
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin have kicked off an $18 million research programme into active aeroelastic control technologies, which if proved practical would in principle translate into thinner, lighter and better optimised wings
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NewsIAI studies potential for Heron TP in-flight refuelling
Israel Aerospace Industries is developing an aerial refuelling system for its Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS ...
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NewsNorthrop projects 1,500-unit market for SABR
Northrop Grumman, which has been selected by Lockheed Martin to upgrade the F-16 fleets of the US and Taiwanese air forces with its Scalable Agile Beam Radar...
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NewsSenate strikes Super Tucanos, Mi-17s from appropriations bill
The US Senate appropriations committee has proposed removing funds for Super Tucano and Mi-17 purchases for Afghanistan ...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman’s SABR wins USAF F-16 AESA upgrade bid
Lockheed Martin has selected Northrop Grumman's Scalable Agile Beam Radar for a US Air Force and Taiwanese F-16 upgrade programme ...
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NewsGeneral Atomics test-flies upgraded Gray Eagle
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has test-flown a new model of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned air vehicle ...
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NewsSelex ES expands electronic warfare business
Selex ES's new electronic warfare equipment offerings have gained their first customers ...
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Vietnam considers Heron UAS for maritime surveillance
Vietnam is evaluating Israeli equipment, including a maritime surveillance version of the IAI Heron ...
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NewsFAA certifies two UAVs for commercial operations
AeroVironment has announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commercial certification of its hand-launched Puma unmanned air vehicle (UAV), becoming...
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NewsIsrael defines export policy for Heron TP UAS
IAI will have to sign joint development agreements with companies in countries that want to operate the unmanned Heron TP ...
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NewsDARPA seeks underwater launch vessel for unmanned systems
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hope to develop a Hydra unmanned submersible carrier vehicle to launch UAS ...
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Arbitrators clear MD Helicopters to bid for US Army contract
An arbitration tribunal has cleared MD Helicopters to bid for the US Army's armed aerial scout requirement, following a dispute with Boeing ...
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Australia denies plans to cut Air 7000 UAS numbers
Australia has made no decision about changing the composition of the maritime patrol aircraft fleet it will obtain under its Air 7000 project ...
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NewsUS Navy receives first MQ-8C Fire Scout
The US Navy has received its first Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for ground testsing ...