Civil UAVs – Page 11
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USAF looks at autonomous drone swarms for search and rescue
US Air Force researchers are looking at using swarms of autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAV) for search and rescue missions.
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Boeing's electric air taxi prototype takes flight
Boeing has successfully completed the first flight of an in-development autonomous air vehicle, a step forward in Boeing's race to develop an aircraft capable of providing commercially viable intra-urban air transportation.
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France signs $89m deal for FLIR micro drones
France has signed a contract with a ceiling value of $89 million to buy an undisclosed number of FLIR Systems' Black Hornet 3 micro unmanned air vehicles for its armed forces.
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General Atomics unveils local suppliers for Belgian SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has partnered with five Belgium-based suppliers as part of its effort to include local suppliers in its deal to deliver MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles to the Belgian Armed Forces.
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NewsTHE YEAR AHEAD: 2019 aerospace outlook
All we ever know for sure about the future is that it will look a lot like the past, only different – or maybe very different, depending on the timescale and interim events. That makes forecasting a black art best left to fortune tellers, charlatans and consultants. But in the ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Push to create UAV air traffic control system gathers momentum
Advances in technology, improved designs and imaginative applications have led small unmanned air systems – frequently referred to by regulators and users by the popular term “drones” – to be increasingly seen as ready for widespread civil use. But while they are generally regarded, from a capability point of view, ...
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ANALYSIS: For Thales, drone air traffic control is a long game
Thales's acquisition of a start-up with novel radar technology underscores its commitment to safe operation of unmanned systems
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Counter hypersonic weapon possible by mid-2020s: DoD
The USA could have a counter hypersonic weapon developed by the mid-2020s.
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Uncle Roger's Festive Quiz 2018
Long-time readers of Flight International will know that while our dear friend Uncle Roger gives the impression of having retired to a life of leisure, this is just a cover – he actually spends all of his time hard at work preparing a fiendishly difficult quiz challenge for this annual ...
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US Navy to experiment supplying ships with autonomous cargo UAVs
The US Navy plans to experiment resupplying ships using autonomous cargo-hauling unmanned air vehicles at its Advanced Naval Technology Exercise in March 2019.
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GA ASI eyes “good-sized” potential for parapublic RPAs in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) is intent on a potential Japan Coast Guard deal for the MQ-9B Guardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to monitor the nation’s ocean frontiers.
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GA ASI eyes industrial collaboration projects in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) is searching for industrial defence partners in Japan to collaborate on a variety of projects related to the sale of unmanned air vehicles for national security missions to the Japanese government.
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems adds Indian office and executive
Eyeing future business with India’s military, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) opened a new office in New Delhi and added an executive dedicated to securing defence deals with the country.
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DARPA explores UAVs operating autonomously
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have demonstrated specially-programmed UAVs collaborating and executing a mission autonomously after electronic warfare disrupted their communications link with a human controller.
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NewsFACC to help bring Ehang passenger-carrying drone to market
Chinese drone firm Ehang has recruited Austrian composites manufacturer FACC as partner for the development and production of autonomous air taxis.
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Aurora Flight Science’s long-endurance drone to make first flight in spring 2019
Aurora Flight Science plans to fly Odysseus, a long-endurance, high-altitude drone, powered by solar cells and batteries, for the first time in Spring 2019.
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Defense Department accepting proposals for rugged short-range recon drone
The Department of Defense is accepting proposals for commercial drones to be used as the US Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SSR) unmanned air vehicle.
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Lockheed Martin adds synthetic-aperture radar to unmanned surveillance airship
Lockheed Martin successfully integrated a synthetic-aperture radar into its unmanned airship, the 74K Aerostat, to be used for surveilling activity below on the land or sea.
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China’s UAV ambitions coming of age
UAVs were again a major feature of Airshow China this year, with dozens of local manufacturers proposing systems of all sizes and for all missions.
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Kratos expands production to Oklahoma City on tactical drone sales growth
Kratos Defense cut the ribbon on a 100,000ft2 production plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 2 November in anticipation of a growing number of orders for its unmanned air vehicles.