Civil UAVs – Page 48
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Canada lifts restrictions on small unmanned aircraft
Transport Canada has lifted most airspace restrictions on unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) weighing less than 2kg (4.41lb) and under many certain circumstances for UAVs weighing up to 25kg.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Anglo-French FCAS feasibility study kicks off
The UK and French governments have started to make good on their joint pledge to invest in future unmanned technologies following the official start of a two-year feasibility study for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
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NewsOSCE Camcopter target of rebel gunfire in Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced that its recently deployed Schiebel Camcopter unmanned air vehicle was the target of anti-aircraft gunfire above Ukraine, although it managed to fly away undamaged.
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NewsVisual Intelligence creates multi-int payload capability for micro UAVs
Sensor developer Visual Intelligence is in the process of developing an array-based high resolution multispectral geospatial imager that it aims to eventually integrate onto micro unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsEuronaval: Camcopter begins Ukrainian monitoring mission
The Schiebel S-100 Camcopter unmanned air vehicle is now flying above Ukraine, operating some twelve hours a day ahead of the deployment of the second iteration of the UAV arriving in-country that will ramp it up to 24-hour coverage.
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NewsEuronaval: Insitu introduces ScanEagle 2
Insitu has introduced a new version of its ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle with a new-build engine that will facilitate further business in the commercial market.
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NewsEuronaval: Thales introduces France's new maritime patrol radar
Thales has introduced its new Searchmaster airborne multirole surveillance radar, which will delivered to the French Navy for its Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft upgrade programme.
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NewsEuronaval: Italian Hero prepares for JARUS testing
Sistemi Dinamici’s SD-150 Hero rotary unmanned air vehicle is preparing to undergo testing in the Czech Republic in March to help facilitate the integration of UAVs into European airspace.
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NewsEuronaval: Super Heron production contract expected next year
Israel Aerospace Industries says it expects to secure the first customer for its more powerful Super Heron UAV by 2015.
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NewsEuronaval: IAI developing smaller tactical Harop loitering munition
Israel Aerospace Industries is in the process of developing a smaller version of its Harop loitering munition, which it expects to reveal in 2015.
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Predator training base sees rising demand for services
Predator squadron commanders at Holloman AFB in New Mexico, the air force's primary training base for what it prefers to call remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews, are aware that demand for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 Predator pilots may wane in coming years.
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NewsFlyox multipurpose UAV heads for the Arctic
Singular Aircraft is to begin a flight test certification campaign of its new Flyox I unmanned air vehicle in the next two weeks, starting in the arctic.
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NewsUK to acquire UAVs for Antarctic research
The British Antarctic Survey expects to order unmanned vehicles that can carry sensors or spare parts in weather too harsh for manned aircraft.
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NewsAerosonde UAV adapted for ship-based operations
Textron Systems is anticipating the release of two naval requests for proposals which would see its Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle adapted to launch and land on a ship.
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NewsTextron awaits FAA authorisation for Aerosonde flight
Textron Systems expects to receive a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration in coming weeks, which will allow it to operate its Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle in unrestricted US airspace.
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NewsSelex ES and HAV to team up for MoD airship testing
Selex ES is to team with Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to develop a sensor package for UK Ministry of Defence testing on-board the latter’s Airlander 10 hybrid airship.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman flies second MQ-4C prototype
The US Navy has flown the second Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a maritime-focused derivative of the high-altitude, long-endurance RQ-4 Global Hawk.
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NewsRAF Reapers to operate over Iraq
The UK government has confirmed that it is in the process of redeploying some of its ten General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles to support the USA-led coalition’s air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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Unmanned Dominator pitched for maritime surveillance
Aeronautics Defense Systems is offering its Dominator XP unmanned platform for maritime surveillance applications.
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NewsDARPA advances ship-based MALE UAV concept
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a step closer to demonstrating the launch and recovery of a medium-sized unmanned air vehicle from a small vessel, following a $19 million preliminary design contract award to AeroVironment.