Military UAVs – Page 96
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NewsRIAT: Restored Canberra PR9 makes air show return
An English Electric Canberra PR9 has been returned to the skies, seven years after the type's retirement from RAF use ...
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Activist investor pushes AeroVironment onto defensive
Unmanned systems manufacturer AeroVironment has been forced onto the defensive by an activist investor ...
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NewsUS acknowledges MQ-1 Predator crashes in Mali, Turkey
The US military has confirmed the previously unreported loss of MQ-1 Predators in Mali and Turkey ...
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Israeli industry pursues unmanned systems network
Israel's defence industry is working on a network that will enable joint operations of unmanned air, ground and maritime systems ...
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NewsX-47B fails fourth trap attempt
The US Navy confirms that a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft aborted its last attempt at an arrested landing...
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Taiwan makes progress with F-CK-1 avionics upgrade
Taiwan's AIDC is close to completing the first phase of a programme to upgrade the nation's F-CK-1 Ching Kuo fighters ...
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NewsUK Defence Committee to launch RPAS inquiry
The UK parliament's Defence Committee is to investigate the current and future use of remotely piloted air systems ...
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Israeli air force crashes Hermes 450 UAV
The Israeli air force performed a planned crash-landing with an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicle near the Egyptian border on 14 July, after its operators detected a malfunction.
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NewsUS Navy details X-47B navigation system malfunction on 3rd carrier landing attempt
The Northrop Grumman X-47B landed twice aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier, but a malfunction with one of its three navigation computers prevented...
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NewsSaab gets first order for unmanned Skeldar
Saab has secured a first customer for its Skeldar vertical take-off and landing unmanned air system ...
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NewsUSN to release draft RFP for next UCLASS phase in August
The US Navy expects to release a draft request for proposal forits UCLASS technology development effort in August ...
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VIDEOS: USN makes history with first X-47B carrier landing
The US Navy made aviation history on 10 July when a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator aircraft made a first-ever arrested landing...
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UAV makes first landing on aircraft carrier
Northrop Grumman's X-47B has become the first unmanned combat aircraft design to land aboard an aircraft carrier ...
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NewsUCAS-D set to make historic aircraft carrier landing
The US Navy plans to land an unmanned X-47B demonstrator aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time on 10 July ...
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NewsPICTURES: How Netra UAVs helped Indian disaster relief effort
India's Ideaforge has released images showing the Netra UAV's involvement in disaster relief operations ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV engineers can learn from bumblebees, the masters of lift
Engineers are looking at taking inspiration from nature to support the development of small unmanned systems, such as a 'robobee' ...
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NewsBAE sells US unmanned air systems unit
BAE Systems has sold its US unmanned air system division, with the divested company now operating under the new name Sensintel.
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NewsUSAF studying future unmanned aircraft fleet mix
The US Air Force is studying how best to formulate its future unmanned aircraft fleet to operate inside contested airspace ...
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NewsIsrael advances communications system for F-35 fleet
Rafael is in the advanced stage of work on the unique communications systems that will be installed in the Israeli air force's F-35s ...
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NewsPentagon notifies Congress of potential French MQ-9 Reaper buy
The Pentagon notified the US Congress on 27 June of a possible foreign military sale to France of 16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned...