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AAD: Denel offers Hungwe UAV
South Africa's Denel is developing a new unmanned aircraft for the African market called the Hungwe.
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ILA: German Heron UAV unit nears 1,000th mission
Germany is close to completing its 1,000th operational flight in Afghanistan with Heron UAVs ...
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ILA: Cassidian plans further tests with Barracuda UAV
Cassidian is likely to conduct a fourth campaign of flight testing with its Barracuda unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator from around 2014 ...
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ILA: 'Bi-hybrid' UAS makes show debut
Rheinmetall Airborne Systems is showing a so-called "bi-hybrid" unmanned air system for the first time ...
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General Atomics flies upgraded Reaper
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has flown the first Predator B Block 1+, an upgrade of what the US Air Force (USAF) calls the MQ-9 Reaper. The...
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April MQ-1 Predator crash due to power cable failure
The 14 April, 2012 crash of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA) MQ-1 Predator in Nangarhar, Afghanistan was due to an unrecoverable engine failure,...
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PZL-Swidnik reveals optionally-piloted 'Solo' rotorcraft
Polish manufacturer PZL-Swidnik has announced plans to fly an unmanned/optionally-piloted version of its single-engined SW-4 helicopter ...
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Polish companies unveil rotary-wing UAS
Three Polish companies have joined forces to create a new unmanned helicopter for special forces support tasks ...
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Innocon reveals Spider UAS for Indian contest
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has unveiled its candidate for a requirement to supply a new class of unmanned air system to the Indian air force and navy ...
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Spanish UAV unit marks Afghan milestone
The Spanish army has completed its first 500 ISR missions in Afghanistan using IAI Searcher II UAVs ...
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UK issues urgent call for maritime UAS deal
The UK Ministry of Defence was due to receive responses by 28 August from contractors interested in bidding for a maritime unmanned air system deal worth...
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AAI tackles Aerosonde propulsion fault
Engine problems have caused the loss of several AAI Aerosonde UAVs flown in support of the US Navy, Textron says ...
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Elbit, Windward to offer India maritime Hermes 900
Elbit Systems has teamed with Windward to offer a maritime surveillance system using the Hermes 900 UAV to India ...
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Elbit and Windward team up to offer India integrated maritime solutions
Elbit Systems has teamed with Windward to offer a maritime surveillance system using the Hermes 900 UAV to India ...
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US Marine Corps orders AeroVironment's Wasp AE
The US Marine Corps has placed a $12 million order for AeroVironment's Wasp AE unmanned air vehicle ...
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PICTURE: Russian-assembled Searcher UAV takes flight
Russia's Ural Works of Civil Aviation has performed the first flight of a locally-assembled IAI Searcher II unmanned air vehicle ...
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UK extends support role in Mali, but rules out UAVs
The UK will continue to commit one of its Boeing C-17 strategic transports to supporting France's Operation Serval in Mali for a further three months ...
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UK adds detail to 10-year defence equipment plan
The UK Ministry of Defence has detailed its equipment plan for the 10-year period until 2021-2022, for which its total spending will be just over £159 billion...
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Proposed Florida bills to regulate law enforcement UAVs
Proposed bills regulating unmanned air vehicle use by US law enforcement agencies have been filed with legislative subcommittees in the state of Florida ...
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Northrop gets new Hunter UAS support deal from US Army
Northrop Grumman has been awarded almost $37.3 million to provide continued support services for the US Army's fleet of RQ-5 Hunter unmanned air systems.
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