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PICTURE: Camcopter UAV flies with Thales dual-mode radar

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Austrian unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Schiebel and Thales UK have joined forces to demonstrate the Camcopter S-100's ability to operate carrying the latter's I-Master dual-mode surveillance radar.
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British Army operators detail Black Hornet UAV attributes

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
More details have been revealed about the British Army's new Black Hornet nano-unmanned air system, with users declaring the 4.7in-long (120mm) aircraft an "unbelievable" asset.
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Northrop Grumman airship programme cancelled

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
The Northrop Grumman Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), a lighter-than-air vehicle meant to keep sophisticated sensors airborne for weeks...
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US Navy UAV programmes near major milestones

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
The US Navy's largest unmanned air vehicle programmes are nearing major programme milestones, says Adm Matthias Winter, the executive officer managing the service's UAV and strike programmes.
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FAA to begin UAV test site selection

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
The US Federal Aviation Administration will begin a competition for six unmanned air vehicle (UAV) test sites by the end of February, deputy administrator Jim Williams said during the 13 February meeting of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).
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Raytheon and General Atomics team-up to integrate MALD onto Reaper

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Raytheon and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have joined forces to integrate the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) onto the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft. The...
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Boeing readies Phantom Eye for return to flight

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Boeing's Phantom Eye high-altitude, long-endurance testbed is ready to fly again - following a hard landing after its first flight in June 2012.
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Boeing completes Phantom Eye taxi trials

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Boeing has completed a series of taxi trials for its Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft in preparation for the liquid hydrogen-powered machine's return to flight. The...
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SOCOM places urgent order for Insitu UAVs

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has placed an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity service order for with Insitu for medium-endurance unmanned...
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Neuron partners show off future-fighter know-how

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
"Our Istres flight test centre," boasts Charles Edelstenne, outgoing chief executive of Dassault Aviation, "has seen the first flights of more than 100 prototypes over the last 60 years.
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Brazil’s two largest UAS developers unite

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Brazilian aerospace supplier Avibras has teamed up with the Harpia Systems joint venture by Embraer and Elbit Systems on unmanned air systems (UAS), allowing...
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AAI tackles Aerosonde propulsion fault

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Engine problems have caused the loss of several AAI Aerosonde UAVs flown in support of the US Navy, Textron says ...
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Elbit, Windward to offer India maritime Hermes 900

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Elbit Systems has teamed with Windward to offer a maritime surveillance system using the Hermes 900 UAV to India ...
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US Marine Corps orders AeroVironment's Wasp AE

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
The US Marine Corps has placed a $12 million order for AeroVironment's Wasp AE unmanned air vehicle ...
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PICTURE: Russian-assembled Searcher UAV takes flight

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Russia's Ural Works of Civil Aviation has performed the first flight of a locally-assembled IAI Searcher II unmanned air vehicle ...
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UK extends support role in Mali, but rules out UAVs

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
The UK will continue to commit one of its Boeing C-17 strategic transports to supporting France's Operation Serval in Mali for a further three months ...
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Proposed Florida bills to regulate law enforcement UAVs

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Proposed bills regulating unmanned air vehicle use by US law enforcement agencies have been filed with legislative subcommittees in the state of Florida ...
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TAI completes Anka UAV test campaign

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Turkish Aerospace Industries has completed a roughly 130-flight acceptance test campaign involving its Anka unmanned air vehicle ...
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Ducted-fan AirMule to get new blades

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Urban Aeronautics has manufactured new propeller blades that will be fitted to its unmanned AirMule ducted fan vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
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PICTURE: EMT flies unmanned Museco helicopter

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 12:05
Germany's EMT has performed the first flight of a modified prototype of the Museco unmanned helicopter ...
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