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Five companies win US Army contract for handheld UAVs
The US Army has awarded a contract worth up to $248 million to five companies for small unmanned air vehicles (UAV). The contract is essentially an extension...
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Boeing, Cassidian to contest UK maritime UAS deal
The UK's maritime unmanned air system requirement appears to have narrowed to a fight between Boeing and Cassidian ...
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Israeli air force awards training, UAV deals to Elbit
The Israeli air force has awarded Elbit Systems contracts worth a combined $280 million ...
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Italy's Alenia keen for involvement in Franco-British UCAV programme
Alenia Aermacchi is keen to become involved in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) demonstrator programme being jointly developed by the UK and France via...
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USAF mulls options for replacement of Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
On 11 December, the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle marked the 26th anniversary of its first flight, but the venerable strike fighter will continue serving with...
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US Navy delays UCLASS RFP
The US Navy has delayed a request for proposals (RFP) for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme until next year. "We...
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USAF launches X-37B into orbit
The US Air Force launched a Boeing X-37B space plane on 11 December from the Kennedy space center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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US Navy starts X-47B taxi trials on carrier
The US Navy has started taxi trials of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) onboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Europe enters stealth club with Neuron first flight
Dassault on 1 December completed the first flight of Europe's Neuron unmanned combat air system demonstrator ...
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VIDEO: X-47B UCAS-D conducts first land-based catapult shot
Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) has made its first land-based catapult launch ...
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Israel working on low-observable UAV
The Israeli military is developing a large, classified unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with features consistent with stealthy aircraft designs, according to a...
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Chile’s first UAV makes first flight
Chile's Lascar unmanned aircraft prototype made its first flight on 23 November in the country's Bío region. The aircraft, the country's first unmanned air...
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Four bidders pursue UK maritime UAS deal
Four contractors have been invited to tender for an initially two-year requirement to provide the UK with a maritime unmanned air system capability ...
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US Navy loads X-47B UCAS-D onto USS Harry S Truman
The US Navy (USN) has loaded a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) onto the carrier USS Harry S Truman in anticipation...
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IN FOCUS: US Army rethinks UAV training
Warfare often brings leaps forward as technology adapts to new threats: the First World War brought maturity and experience to aviation generally, and the Second World War brought the same to the jet engine.
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Israeli sources hail UAV contribution to Gaza operation
The eight-day conflict in Gaza brought Israel's use of unmanned air vehicles and intelligence sensors to a peak ...
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TAI to sell Anka UAVs to Egypt
Egypt has agreed to purchase 10 Anka unmanned air vehicles made by Turkish Aerospace Industries ...
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Israel targets Hamas UAV development sites
Israel destroyed two sites used to develop unmanned air vehicles during the opening days of its "Pillar of Defense" campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, it has emerged.
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IN FOCUS: How China downplayed the bombast at Zhuhai show
Chinese firms toned down some of their military equipment displays at this year's Airshow China, but several new designs were in attendance ...
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FAA suspends site selection for UAS airspace integration
The FAA has indefinitely delayed site selection for unmanned air system (UAS) trial flights, effectively stalling the push to integrate UAVs into civil airspace. In...
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