Military UAVs – Page 12
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NewsKratos completes test flights of production model autonomous wingman
The stealthy XQ-58 Valkyrie was designed in collaboration with the US Air Force to serve as an long-range, unmanned escort and surveillance aircraft.
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NewsGeneral Atomics to supply US marines with extended range MQ-9s
The US Marine Corps will purchase eight of the Reaper unmanned combat aerial vehicles from General Atomics for a Hawaii-based squadron.
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NewsBAE Systems unveils new unmanned concepts at RIAT
BAE Systems has unveiled a pair of new unmanned air system concepts as it eyes an opportunity to produce such assets to form part of the UK’s Future Combat Air System capability.
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NewsFire Scout autonomous helicopter successfully tests naval mine detection
The US Navy has successfully demonstrated a prototype maritime mine detection system using the unmanned MQ-8C helicopter.
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NewsIndian Navy issues RFI for shipborne UAVs
The Indian Navy has issued a request for information (RFI) regarding unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to operate from warships.
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NewsRussia poses tough EW problem for Ukrainian UAVs: RUSI
A new think tank report highlights the challenge that Russian electronic warfare (EW) poses for Ukrainian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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NewsIndia’s DRDO flies small flying wing design
India’s Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a test involving a flying wing unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsMQ-25 programme hits lab integration milestone
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has conducted a lab integration event to explore the deck handling of the developmental Boeing MQ-25 Stingray unmanned refuelling aircraft.
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NewsDutch defence plan funds extra F-35s and armed MQ-9A Reapers
Dutch defence minister Kajsa Ollongren has outlined the Netherlands’ spending priorities for the coming years, including acquiring additional Lockheed Martin F-35As and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsBaykar to donate three Bayraktar TB2s to Ukraine
Turkish unmanned air vehicle (UAV) maker Baykar will donate three Bayraktar TB2 UAVs to Ukraine.
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NewsUK MoD squashes Mosquito’s flight ambitions as it axes £30 million project
UK defence officials have cancelled the Project Mosquito ‘loyal wingman’ technology demonstrator being developed by a team including Spirit AeroSystems Belfast and Northrop Grumman, to instead pursue smaller and cheaper alternatives.
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NewsUS Air Force turns over Block 30 Global Hawks to test centre
The US Air Force (USAF) has divested five Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) back to their manufacturer. In total, Northrop will take possession of 20 such UAVs by late July.
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NewsUS lawmakers push to train Ukrainian pilots on US-made jets
Two US Air Force veterans in Congress are proposing to train military pilots from Ukraine on American aircraft, including F-15s and F-16s.
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NewsMore than half of major defence programmes behind schedule: GAO
The US Government Accountability Office watchdog says in a new report that half of major defence programmes it examined are experiencing delays, including high-profile aircraft programmes.
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NewsPentagon seeks sale of armed UAVs to Ukraine, approval remains murky
The Biden administration is reportedly in the final stages of approving the sale of armed MQ-1C Grey Eagle remotely piloted aircraft to Ukraine, a major change in policy.
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NewsLithuania crowdfunds Bayraktar drone for Ukrainian military
A crowdfunding effort organised by a journalist in the Baltic nation raised more than $6 million to purchase an armed drone for the Ukrainian armed forces.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters lays out roadmap for VSR700 development
Airbus Helicopters is already planning armed and cargo versions of the VSR700 unmanned surveillance rotorcraft it is developing for the French navy under the service’s SDAM programme.
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NewsMQ-8C gets under way in first Indo-Pacific deployment
Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout autonomous helicopter system is making its first deployment to the Pacific region aboard a US Navy littoral combat ship.
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NewsGeneral Atomics doubles down on Canadian remote aircraft bid, opens office in Ottawa
The San Diego-based maker of the popular MQ-9 family of remotely piloted aircraft has bid on a Canadian procurement request worth up to $5 billion.
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NewsGeneral Atomics to produce short take-off and landing modification kit for MQ-9B
The popular remotely piloted aircraft from General Atomics will soon gain the ability to launch from short runways or amphibious assault ships.