Military UAVs – Page 6
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NewsRepeated Ukrainian attacks disrupt Moscow air travel
Multiple days of air strikes launched against Moscow by Ukrainian UAVs have caused repeated air travel disruptions at the Russian capital’s four major international airports.
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NewsSouth Korea to produce large surveillance UAV from 2024
Seoul has approved plans to start production of Korean Air’s indigenously-developed Medium-Altitude Unmanned Air Vehicle.
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NewsUS Army to field voice-command technology for UAVs
The prototype artificial intelligence assistant designed by Primordial Labs will allow special-operations troops to control an Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet micro UAV via voice commands.
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NewsThe Pentagon wants a stealthy UAV to train pilots against fifth-generation fighters
A little-known company in California’s high desert has spent years developing to platform, which aims to replicate the flight characteristics of advanced enemy aircraft like Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 and China’s Chengdu J-20.
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NewsSolar UAV may have broken endurance record with three-day flight
The solar-powered Kraus Hamdani Aerospace K1000 Ultra-Long Endurance UAS completed a 75h nonstop flight in Pendleton, Oregon, nearly doubling the current endurance flight record for the class of small aircraft.
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NewsUSAF conducts first flight with XQ-58A using AI pilot
The US Air Force (USAF) has conducted a 3h sortie with a Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
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NewsSaudi Arabia to obtain Baykar’s Akinci UAV
Turkish aerospace firm Baykar Technology has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia for its Akinci unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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NewsBAE’s PHASA-35 programme on a high after stratospheric test debut
BAE Systems has performed a first stratospheric flight with the PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite, marking a new milestone for the unmanned air system.
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NewsNine manufacturers to build autonomous ship-based VTOL aircraft for DARPA
Aerospace manufacturers including Northrop Grumman, AeroVironment, AVX Aircraft, Griffon Aerospace, Karem Aircraft, Leidos, Method Aeronautics, Piasecki Aircraft, and Sikorsky will design demonstrator versions of an autonomous ship-based reconnaissance aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing for the Pentagon’s secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency technology incubator.
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NewsBAE Systems reveals FalconWorks unit to advance combat air technologies
BAE Systems has launched a new technology incubator for the combat air sector, branding the unit FalconWorks.
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NewsUSAF MQ-9 crash in Europe attributed to pilot error
The results of an initial accident investigation indicate that “channelised attention” led the pilot of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 UAV to respond incorrectly to a warning indication, causing an unrecoverable crash of the remotely piloted aircraft.
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NewsRussian fighters intercept American UAV over Syria, in latest Middle East incident
The US Air Force’s Middle East headquarters says Russian fighter aircraft conducted an unsafe intercept of an American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle over Syria, marking the latest incident in the conflicted airspace where both countries are operating.
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NewsWhite House confirms India’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian acquisition
India will obtain the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned air vehicle, in a significant boost to its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
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NewsIAI touts improved Heron Mk II as ‘new kid in town’
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is seeing strong interest in its unmanned air vehicle product line, with the Heron Mk II front and centre at its Paris air show exhibit.
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NewsRomania formalises order for three Watchkeeper X UAVs
Romania has formalised its order with Elbit Systems for three Watchkeeper X tactical unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for use by its army.
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NewsGreece selects Safran Patroller UAV for Sperwer replacement
Safran has secured its first export contract for the Patroller tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV), with Greece signing a four-unit deal via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
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NewsPBS, Ivchenko-Progress to produce small turbojet for unmanned applications
Czech aerospace company PBS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s Ivchenko-Progress to develop a new engine for unmanned vehicle applications.
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NewsFrench firm Turgis & Gaillard unveils new MALE UAV at Paris show
French company Turgis & Gailliard has unveiled a developmental medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) named Aarok.
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NewsTeal predicts strong growth in UAV market
US consultancy Teal Group predicts that the annual value of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) procured will grow to $16.4 billion in 2032, up from $12.1 billion in 2023.
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NewsLeonardo details powertrain and airframe upgrades to AWHero
Leonardo has disclosed a series of updates to its 200kg (440lb)-class AWHero rotary-wing unmanned air system (RUAS), including a new powertrain and changes to the airframe to boost payload capacity.