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UK details 335-strong UAV force in Afghanistan

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
The UK's armed forces currently operate 335 unmanned air vehicles in support of operations in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has revealed ...
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RAF forms second Reaper unit, with UK control

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
The RAF has formed its second squadron to be equipped with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper ...
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Selex nears market-readiness with Falco EVO

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
Selex Galileo will imminently be ready to market the Evo long-endurance variant of its Falco unmanned air system, with all fully-autonomous flight modes...
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UK reveals Hermes UAV crash rate in Afghanistan

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
The British Army's use of leased Hermes 450 UAVs in Afghanistan has involved 11 crashes, the MoD says ...
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AUSA: Northrop Grumman integrates STARLite radar onto two additional UAVs

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
Northrop Grumman is integrating its STARLite radar onto Navmar's Tigershark unmanned air vehicle for use by the US Navy and the US Special Operations Command ...
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Heron UAV passes trans-Andes flight test

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
IAI's Heron UAV has crossed the Andes during an operational flight demonstration ...
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Cassidian outlines research into new UAV technologies

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
Cassidian has outlined its UK R&T activities into intelligent power management and data relay for unmanned systems ...
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Switzerland completes Israeli UAV evaluations

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
Switzerland has completed in-country flight evaluations of the Israeli Hermes 900 and Heron 1 unmanned air systems ...
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DARPA completes autonomous high-altitude refuelling tests

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has completed autonomous refuelling trials with two Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks ...
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Poland studies options for MALE UAV purchase

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
The Polish defence ministry has launched a study process intended to support a future unmanned air system purchase ...
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VIDEO: Israeli F-16I downs unmanned aircraft

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
The Israeli air force has released video footage of a Lockheed Martin F-16I fighter shooting down an unmanned air vehicle that entered the nation's airspace on 6 October.
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Embraer in discussions with Brazilian UAV start-up

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/03/2013 - 14:38
Embraer has revealed plans to "strengthen" its relationship with a Brazilian start-up building unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). São José dos Campos-based...
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Strong economic benefit to allowing UAS into civil airspace, says industry

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 12/03/2013 - 16:57
The economic benefit of integrating unmanned air systems (UAS) into the US national airspace could be as high as $13.6 billion within the first three years,...
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US Navy buys six Northrop MQ-8Cs

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 12/03/2013 - 15:02
The US Navy has purchased six more Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scouts vertical take-off and landing UAVs ...
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China investing in destabilising UAV capabilities: report

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 12/03/2013 - 09:09
A report by the Project 2049 Institute contends that Beijing has made considerable strides in its development of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). "The...
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Falco UAV flies with new radar fit

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 11/03/2013 - 12:35
Selex ES has performed a series of flight trials with a Falco unmanned air vehicle modified to carry its Gabbiano T-20 radar ...
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US advanced research agency wants larger UAVs on smaller ships

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 07/03/2013 - 12:00
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will solicit proposals for putting large unmanned air systems on small ships.
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FBI inquires as Alitalia 777 encounters remote-piloted aircraft

http://www.flightglobal.com - Wed, 06/03/2013 - 11:53
US FBI investigators are searching for the operator of an unmanned aircraft which came into close proximity with an Alitalia Boeing 777-200 on final approach...
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Warsaw orders more Fly Eye UAVs

http://www.flightglobal.com - Fri, 01/03/2013 - 09:30
The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned air vehicles from WB Electronics ...
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PICTURES: Spain's Atlante UAS makes first flight

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 28/02/2013 - 16:46
Spain's Atlante tactical unmanned air vehicle completed a successful first flight on 28 February ...
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