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AUVSI: Northrop tries spreading Heron wings
The US Army's longest-serving UAV could get new wing to carry it beyond 2020 - if funding is found
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AUVSI: Skunk Works lifts curtain on new UAV programs
Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs division - also known as Skunk Works - has chosen the AUVSI show to lift the curtain on two previously internal...
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AUVSI: Navy admiral emphasises new urgency on carrier-based attack UAVs
The US Navy's top officer emphasised new urgency for placing a stealthy, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on carrier decks no later than 2018, but also made...
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AUVSI: Skunk Works reveals new depth of past UAV effort
Over the past 10 years, Lockheed Martin has drawn criticism for lacking a high-profile unmanned aircraft system (UAS). But new disclosures here provide...
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AUVSI: Honeywell hawks T-Hawk while Army mulls future
Honeywell is demonstrating the hover-and-stare virtues of its T-Hawk micro air vehicle to a wide variety of potential customers as the US Army Brigade Combat...
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AUVSI: Raytheon designing UAV-specific weapons
Putting weapons on UAVs "is a fait accompli," says Raytheon's Robert Francios, vice president of advanced missile systems and unmanned systems. With...
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AUVSI: Technology initiative could lead to driverless cars
While you read, sleep or watch TV, a robotic car drives you to work, talking to highway sensors to monitor road conditions and communicating with other cars...
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AUVSI: DRS jumps into micro-sensor market for UAVs
DRS Technologies has released the i2i-3 product to leap into the market for ultra-compact, gimballed sensors for unmanned aircraft systems. Leveraging...
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AUVSI: UUV power leash is too short, Roughead says
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead is reluctant to invest in sensor advancements for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) until they have power...
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AUVSI: NASA, Northrop tests sensor drop on Global Hawk
NASA and Northrop Grumman this week successfully released dropsondes from a modified Block 0 Global Hawk, Northrop says. The tests, conducted at Edwards...
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NewsExin suffers second An-26 accident in five months
Polish freight carrier Exin has suffered a second Antonov An-26 accident in Estonia in the space of just five months. One of the operator's aircraft...
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Mexicana's new owners appoint administrator, negotiate with unions
Mexicana's new owners have appointed an administrator to run the airline group as it tries to negotiate concession packages with the carrier's unions.
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P&W completes assembly of first geared turbofan
Pratt & Whitney has reached a milestone in the development of its new geared turbofan engine after completing assembly of the first PW1524G scheduled to...
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Nigeria upgraded to Category 1 rating by US FAA
Nigeria has achieved a Category 1 rating under the US Federal Aviation Administration's International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme,
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Fatigue cracking cited in July 2009 Southwest diversion
The hole that developed in the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 last year was caused by what the US National Transportation Safety Board describes as "pre-existing fatigue at a chemically milled step" - or in simpler terms, fatigue cracking.
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Royal Navy Sea Viper passes key tests
The UK Royal Navy's newest air defence missile, designed to arm the service's new fleet of Type 45 destroyers, has successfully completed its toughest test...
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USAF extends F-22 sustainment contract
The US Air Force has extended its Follow-On Agile Sustainment for the Raptor contract with Lockheed Martin by $111.4 million, taking the arrangement, originally agreed in 2008 and extended in 2009, to $709 million.
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Nineteen fatalities reported after Congolese crash
Several fatalities are being reported from an apparent aircraft crash in western Democratic Republic of Congo, although initial details are sketchy.
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US Coast Guard adds to Ocean Sentry fleet
The US Coast Guard is adding to its fleet of Airbus Military CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft with an order for three.
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Brazilian offshore helicopter services faces pilot shortage
Brazil's offshore oil industry is expected over the next five years to draw 60-70 new helicopters into a fleet that now stands at about 120 aircraft, but operators are starting to feel the effects of a severe pilot shortage that is already curtailing services.