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AeroVironment 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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CASIC 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).

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General Atomics’ Avenger to be used as Skyborg testbed

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to modify two of its company-owned Avenger unmanned air vehicles (UAV) with Skyborg autonomy technology.

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China uses Wing Loong II variant for weather modification work

China has deployed a variant of the AVIC Wing Loong II unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to help create precipitation in the country’s arid west.

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Teledyne to buy FLIR Systems for $8bn to grow sensor business

Teledyne has signed an agreement to acquire FLIR Systems for about $8 billion worth of cash and stock.

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Northrop operates RQ-4 with modernised control station

Northrop Grumman has completed the first flight of an RQ-4 Global Hawk using a modernised ground control station for the unmanned air vehicle (UAV).

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Boeing Australia pushes ‘loyal wingman’ maiden flight to 2021

The Boeing Australia Airpower Teaming System loyal wingman aircraft is moving closer to its maiden flight after completing its first high-speed taxi test.

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US Air Force deploys first automated quadcopter for base security

The US Air Force has deployed its first automated unmanned air vehicle security system for an airbase.

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Boeing flies MQ-25 with aerial refuelling pod for first time

Boeing has flown its MQ-25A test asset (T1) with an aerial refuelling store under its wing for the first time.

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Excess movement prevents C-130 from retrieving Gremlins in mid-air test

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) came within inches of snatching several X-61A Gremlins unmanned air vehicles out of the sky using an arm extended from the cargo bay of a Lockheed Martin C-130. However, the aerial captures were aborted because of too much movement between the docking mechanism and the drones.

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