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UAE to purchase General Atomics Predators

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 19/02/2013 - 19:46
The United Arab Emirates has signed a $197 million deal to purchase the XP version of General Atomics' Predator UAS ...
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PICTURE: Camcopter UAV flies with Thales dual-mode radar

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 19/02/2013 - 16:01
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 19/02/2013 - 15:00
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Fri, 15/02/2013 - 20:04
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/02/2013 - 14:00
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Thu, 14/02/2013 - 13:08
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Wed, 13/02/2013 - 23:24
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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PICTURES: Secret Russian UAV design revealed

http://www.flightglobal.com - Wed, 13/02/2013 - 12:00
First images have emerged of the Altius UAV, being developed for Russia by Sokol and Tranzas ...
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Boeing readies Phantom Eye for return to flight

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 11/02/2013 - 13:00
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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IN FOCUS: Balanced budget poses challenge to UK armed services

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 11/02/2013 - 10:00
The UK Ministry of Defence has balanced the books with its 10-year equipment plan, but questions remain as to whether its armed forces can live within their budgets
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Boeing completes Phantom Eye taxi trials

http://www.flightglobal.com - Fri, 08/02/2013 - 21:45
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Fri, 08/02/2013 - 21:44
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Fri, 08/02/2013 - 15:20
"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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PICTURES: UK shows Black Hornet UAV in action

http://www.flightglobal.com - Wed, 06/02/2013 - 09:15
The UK Ministry of Defence has released the first images showing the Black Hornet nano unmanned air system being used in Afghanistan ...
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Brazil’s two largest UAS developers unite

http://www.flightglobal.com - Tue, 05/02/2013 - 18:37
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 04/02/2013 - 00:44
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 04/02/2013 - 00:44
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 04/02/2013 - 00:44
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 04/02/2013 - 00:44
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

http://www.flightglobal.com - Mon, 04/02/2013 - 00:44
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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