Military UAVs – Page 21
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NewsUS Army pleased with four UAV demonstrators vying to replace RQ-7 Shadow
US Army soldiers testing four Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) demonstrators at a “Rodeo” test event at Fort Benning, Georgia are pleased with initial results.
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NewsAustralian ‘loyal wingman’ to form basis of Boeing Skyborg effort
Canberra will double the fleet of Boeing Airpower Teaming System (ATS) ‘loyal wingman’ aircraft to six, as the company confirms that ATS will form the basis of its effort under the US Air Force’s Skyborg initiative.
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NewsLeonardo sees growing BriteCloud decoy demand as missile threat expands
A changing threat environment means that Leonardo is confident of securing new business for its BriteCloud air-launched active decoy technology.
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NewsKelley Aerospace unveils supersonic combat drone concept
Singapore-based aerospace company Kelley Aerospace has officially launched its supersonic unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) concept, and has reportedly secured over 100 orders from undisclosed customers.
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NewsUSAF to flight test Skyborg autonomous system at Orange Flag this summer
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to flight test its Skyborg autonomous aircraft technology during Orange Flag exercises this summer for the first time.
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NewsPartners eye role for Spain’s ITP on engine development for future fighter
Safran and MTU are working to accommodate Spanish firm ITP in their partnership which is seeking to develop a next-generation fighter engine as part of a broader multi-national combat aircraft programme.
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NewsNATO declares initial operating capability for RQ-4D Phoenix fleet
NATO has declared initial operating capability for its fleet of RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsDARPA’s multi-modal ‘LongShot’ missile programme awards design contracts
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded preliminary design contracts for its LongShot programme, a concept that envisions an air-launched unmanned air vehicle carrying and firing multiple smaller air-to-air missiles.
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NewsSkyGuardian’s UK visit to showcase Protector, maritime capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will deploy a company-owned and -operated MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle to the UK in July.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman demos wide-area submarine tracking with MQ-8C
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the ability to conduct wide-area multistatic acoustic search for a submarine using its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.
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NewsHAL unveils ambitious air-teaming system centred on Tejas
Source: Atul Chandra A two-seat Tejas Light Combat Aircraft will form the centerpiece of CATS (Combat Air Teaming System)
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NewsAH-64E Apache teams with two UAVs to identify, attack target
An Apache AH-64E, a Textron Shadow RQ-7BV2 Block 3 tactical UAV and a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range UAV successfully worked together to carry out an air-to-ground missile attack at Dugway Proving Ground in October.
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NewsBell cargo drone demonstrates autonomous package delivery in residential area
Bell recently demonstrated its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT 70) cargo drone autonomously delivering a package over a 4mi (6.44km) preprogrammed route in north Texas.
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NewsSpirit team to fly LANCA loyal wingman demonstrator for UK
The UK Ministry of Defence has picked one bidder to advance its lightweight affordable novel combat aircraft (LANCA) concept to flight-test status by the end of 2023.
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NewsIAI to provide two Heron Mk IIs to Central Asian country
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured deals to provide two Heron Mk II unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to an unnamed country in Central Asia.
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NewsStealthy Fifth-Generation Aerial Target lost due to in-flight mishap
The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation’s stealthy Fifth-Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) was lost to an in-flight mishap in October.
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NewsGeneral Atomics demos MQ-9’s anti-submarine tracking capability
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully tracked a small submersible target for 3h using 10 sonobuoys dropped from an MQ-9 UAV.
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NewsGeneral Atomics, Leonardo to work on Seaspray integration with MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will integrate the Leonardo Seaspray radar into the MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle’s centreline radar pod, and has also integrated Lockheed Martin’s Legion pod onto its Avenger platform.
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NewsAeroVironment to add larger group 2 and 3 UAVs with $405m acquisition of Arcturus
So far, AeroVironment’s products were almost entirely group 1 UAVs, weighing 9.07kg or less.
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NewsCASIC claims maiden flight of long-range WJ-700 UAV
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) appears to have conducted the maiden sortie of the WJ-700 unmanned air vehicle (UAV).