All articles by Peter La Franchi
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Selex's Asio could check high-voltage power lines
Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems says it is in discussions with a Europe-based high-voltage power line operator...
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DARPA sets ball rolling for Rapid Eye UAV system
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released a broad agency solicitation for development and demonstration of its proposed Rapid Eye ballistic...
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NewsEDA plans €6 million UAV spend in 2008
The European Defence Agency is planning to spend up to €6 million ($8.8 million) on new unmanned air vehicle initiatives in 2008 under funding arrangements...
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RAF Reapers to be armed from December
The UK Royal Air Force expects to begin carrying live weapons aboard its General...
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New details on UAV surveillance plan for English Channel
The UK's newly launched South Coast Partnership hopes to be building and testing a prototype unmanned air vehicle-based surveillance architecture for the...
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Boeing 707 retirements prompt Australian tanker-transport shortfall
The Royal Australian Air Force is facing a six- to 18-month gap in the availability of operational in-flight refuelling aircraft, as a result of plans...
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NewsCabure 2 mini UAV makes debut flight
Nostromo Defensa of Argentina has carried out the first flights of its new Cabure 2 mini unmanned air vehicle, an evolution of the existing Cabure 1 type. The...
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NewsReaper claims first blood in Afghanistan
The US Air Force's General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle has conducted a successful first strike against insurgents in Afghanistan...
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EADS to give nod for replacement Barracuda UCAV
EADS will by year-end decide whether to build a second Barracuda UAV to replace the aircraft lost during a 2006 accident...
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EADS reveals refined configuration for Advanced UAV
EADS has evolved the configuration of its Advanced unmanned air vehicle concept to draw more closely on its Barracuda UCAV...
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First Italian solar powered UAV makes debut flights
Researchers from Turin Polytechnic University have for the first time flown a solar-powered unmanned air vehicle demonstrator as part of ongoing European...
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European UAV strategy may recommend common strategy
The European Commission is planning to conduct a strategic analysis of the European unmanned air vehicle marketplace and member states’ industrial capabilities during the second half of 2008.
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Italy's volcano-monitoring UAV to make debut
Italy’s University of Bologna is to this week make the debut flights of a purpose developed unmanned air vehicle intended for use in low altitude monitoring of volcanos.
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Tamil Tigers “using model aircraft” for surveillance
Sri Lanka's navy has captured two remote-controlled aircraft potentially intended for use in surveillance operations during a strike operation against boats...
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China’s Black Buzzard unveils unmanned air vehicle trio
The previously unknown Beijing Black Buzzard Aviation Technology, a privately owned Chinese company, has unveiled two micro-turbine powered unmanned air...
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China's Dark Sword unmanned combat air vehicle programme raises questions
Almost a year on from its unveiling at the November 2006 Zhuhai air show and reappearance at this year's Paris air show, the Shenyang Aircraft Design and...
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New Zealand starts to explore C-130H Hercules replacement
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has flagged initial plans to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transports...
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Aid delivery UAV demo attracts interest from other relief agencies
A planned demonstration of the use of unmanned logistics air vehicles (ULAV) in aid operations by Aviation Sans...