All UK Ministry of Defence articles – Page 2
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NewsMoD reveals Reaper derivative will be chosen for Protector
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the unmanned air vehicle that it plans to acquire under its recently-announced Protector effort will be a derivative of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper that the Royal Air Force operates.
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ANALYSIS: Royal Navy opens doors for UAV ops discussions
In an effort to progress in its understanding of unmanned air vehicle operations, the Royal Navy held a maritime unmanned air systems awareness conference at RNAS Culdrose – home of the 700 Xperimental (700X) naval air squadron that operates the Insitu ScanEagle UAV – on 24 and 25 September.
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NewsDSEI: Plextek develops new tech for UK urban UAV ops
Plextek Consulting is well under way in its work for the UK government to develop a number of technologies that will allow unmanned aerial vehicles to operate in urban environments.
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PARIS: Thales to deliver new ATC radar to UK MoD
Thales has unveiled a new air traffic control radar that it will deliver to the UK Ministry of Defence for its Marshall modernisation programme.
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NewsBAE to study common weapon launcher for Typhoon
Under a UK Ministry of Defence-sponsored feasibility study, BAE Systems has been contracted to research the possibility of adding a common weapon launcher on to the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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NewsBritish SMEs develop system to counter UAVs
A consortium of three British companies has developed a counter-unmanned air vehicle defence system to tackle what is considers to be the “growing threat of malicious UAVs”.
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NewsAirlander receives environmentally-friendly transport funding
Furthering its campaign to raise the required funds to bring its Airlander 10 airship to flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has received a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) EU grant that is awarded to environmentally-friendly transport projects.
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NewsNATS and ARPAS-UK form UAV safety partnership
The UK’s primary air traffic management provider has signed a safety agreement with an unmanned air vehicle trade association to promote the safe use of small UAVs in UK airspace.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Anglo-French FCAS feasibility study kicks off
The UK and French governments have started to make good on their joint pledge to invest in future unmanned technologies following the official start of a two-year feasibility study for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
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NewsUK picks Aquila team for military ATM contract
A NATS and Thales team has been awarded a £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) contract to provide the UK Ministry of Defence with an upgraded air traffic management capability over a 22-year period.
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NewsSelex ES and HAV to team up for MoD airship testing
Selex ES is to team with Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to develop a sensor package for UK Ministry of Defence testing on-board the latter’s Airlander 10 hybrid airship.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements
Northrop Grumman is pitching the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology derived from its US Navy (USN)-sponsored X-47B demonstrator to the UK, to feed into its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
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NewsZephyr 7 undergoes testing to receive UK military registration
A recent long endurance test of Airbus Defence and Space’s Zephyr 7 high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) has resulted in the system being the first of its type to receive UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) military registration.
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NewsUK to deploy Tornados in support of Iraq operations
The UK is further lending its support to the fight against Islamic militants in Iraq, as it reveals its plans to position its Panavia GR4 Tornado combat aircraft in the region.
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NewsBritish Army confident on Watchkeeper service entry
British Army pilots will soon begin flying the service’s delayed Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicles over Wiltshire, once a pending release to service approval has been made, a service official says.
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