Military UAVs – Page 8
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NewsInsitu debuts vertical take-off system for Integrator UAV
The Flying Launch and Recovery System enables the Integrator unmanned aerial vehicle to take off vertically, without adding extra weight and reducing flight endurance.
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NewsPentagon selects Australia’s Hypersonix for reusable hypersonic test platform
The Australian firm Hypersonix was selected by the US military’s technology accelerator to produce a reusable, low-angle vehicle capable of flight speeds at or above Mach 5.
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NewsUS Army advances five rapid prototype developers for RQ-7B replacement
Following a competitive evaluation by the US Army, AeroVironment, Griffon Aerospace, Textron, Sierra Nevada and Northrop Grumman have all received funding to support rapid prototyping of a replacement for the service’s RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle.
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NewsUS releases video footage of Russian Su-27 colliding with Reaper over Black Sea
The US military has released video footage of a Black Sea incident during which a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 repeatedly harassed a US Air Force (USAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper, culminating in a collision which resulted in the remotely piloted air vehicle’s loss.
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NewsBoeing, Shield AI in pact to work together on future programmes
Boeing and artificial intelligence (AI) firm Shield AI have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on autonomy and AI on future defence programmes.
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NewsNorthrop gears up for Australian Triton deliveries
Northrop Grumman aims to deliver Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to Australia in the middle of 2024, as the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reforms No. 9 Sqn to operate the long-range maritime patrol asset.
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NewsUS Air Force Special Operations Command to operate MQ-9B SkyGuardian
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has ordered three General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), the first sale of the variant in the USA.
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NewsGA-ASI feels MQ-9B still essential for Australian army
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) remains hopeful of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle (UAV) sale to Australia, following the cancellation of a major requirement in 2022.
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NewsBAE unveils low-cost precision munition for Australian rotorcraft
The Australian arm of BAE Systems says it will develop a domestically-produced kit to convert unguided munitions into cheap, precision weapons for unmanned air vehicles and helicopters.
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NewsBAE unveils Australian-designed armed VTOL UAV
BAE Systems has unveiled a conceptual unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed for ground-attack missions.
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NewsAustralia’s autonomous combat jet sees public debut
For the first time, Boeing has revealed a flight-capable testbed of the autonomous jet aircraft the company is developing with the Royal Australian Air Force.
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NewsAustralia readies airspace management system for unmanned aircraft
National air traffic management agency Airservices Australia says it has shifted from prototyping to the delivery phase of an effort to deploy an airspace management tool for small, uncrewed aircraft such as commercial unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsUS lawmakers describe unknown objects as nothing new after classified brief
After receiving a classified briefing from US defence officials, members of Congress say the recently shot down unidentified aerial objects appear similar to hundreds of other unknown objects reported by American aviators in recent years.
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NewsHAL secures GA-ASI, helicopter deals at Aero India show
Indian airframer Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has announced several deals at the Aero India show in Bengaluru.
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NewsCanada searches remote far north for wreckage of unidentified object
Ottawa says it has deployed multiple aircraft to search the mountainous terrain of the northern Yukon for wreckage of the unknown object shot down by US F-22 fighters on 11 February.
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NewsAdjusted radar settings likely behind rash of USA’s unknown object detections
The Pentagon says it has been more closely scrutinising the airspace around North America after an incursion by a Chinese surveillance balloon, including increasing the sensitivity settings on radars that previously were not reporting small, low-speed objects.
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NewsU-2 spy planes monitored Chinese balloon during USA transit
While the US military is keeping quiet about what measures it took during the recent balloon flyover, a senior American diplomat says high-altitude Lockheed Martin U-2 reconnaissance aircraft were used to collect information on the airship.
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NewsRoyal Navy ships to deploy ‘Peregrine’ UAS on Gulf duties from 2024
UK Royal Navy warships operating in the Middle East will deploy Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned surveillance aircraft from next year.
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NewsLawmakers frustrated with Pentagon balloon response
Members of Congress are grilling US defence officials about the military’s response to a multi-day incursion into North American airspace by a Chinese surveillance platform, and many are not satisfied with the answers.
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NewsChinese spy balloons have passed over five continents: Pentagon
The US military says what it describes as a Chinese intelligence gathering programme has sent balloon airships all over the globe, including Central and South America, Southeast Asia and Europe.