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IAI waits on European UAS decisions

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Israel Aerospace Industries is awaiting decisions in two unmanned air system competitions in France and Germany ...
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PICTURE: South Korean army tries out Unmanned Little Bird

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Boeing is promoting its Unmanned Little Bird system as a possible upgrade option for South Korea's MD500 helicopters ...
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PICTURE: Sensor-equipped Euro Hawk gets airborne

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has made its first flight carrying a Cassidian signals intelligence payload ...
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Five companies win US Army contract for handheld UAVs

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The US Army has awarded a contract worth up to $248 million to five companies for small unmanned air vehicles (UAV). The contract is essentially an extension...
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Boeing, Cassidian to contest UK maritime UAS deal

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The UK's maritime unmanned air system requirement appears to have narrowed to a fight between Boeing and Cassidian ...
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Israeli air force awards training, UAV deals to Elbit

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The Israeli air force has awarded Elbit Systems contracts worth a combined $280 million ...
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Italy's Alenia keen for involvement in Franco-British UCAV programme

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Alenia Aermacchi is keen to become involved in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) demonstrator programme being jointly developed by the UK and France via...
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USAF mulls options for replacement of Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
On 11 December, the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle marked the 26th anniversary of its first flight, but the venerable strike fighter will continue serving with...
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US Navy delays UCLASS RFP

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The US Navy has delayed a request for proposals (RFP) for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme until next year. "We...
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USAF launches X-37B into orbit

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The US Air Force launched a Boeing X-37B space plane on 11 December from the Kennedy space center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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US Navy starts X-47B taxi trials on carrier

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The US Navy has started taxi trials of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) onboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Europe enters stealth club with Neuron first flight

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Dassault on 1 December completed the first flight of Europe's Neuron unmanned combat air system demonstrator ...
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VIDEO: X-47B UCAS-D conducts first land-based catapult shot

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) has made its first land-based catapult launch ...
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Israel working on low-observable UAV

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The Israeli military is developing a large, classified unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with features consistent with stealthy aircraft designs, according to a...
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Chile’s first UAV makes first flight

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Chile's Lascar unmanned aircraft prototype made its first flight on 23 November in the country's Bío region. The aircraft, the country's first unmanned air...
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Four bidders pursue UK maritime UAS deal

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Four contractors have been invited to tender for an initially two-year requirement to provide the UK with a maritime unmanned air system capability ...
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US Navy loads X-47B UCAS-D onto USS Harry S Truman

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The US Navy (USN) has loaded a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) onto the carrier USS Harry S Truman in anticipation...
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IN FOCUS: US Army rethinks UAV training

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Warfare often brings leaps forward as technology adapts to new threats: the First World War brought maturity and experience to aviation generally, and the Second World War brought the same to the jet engine.
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Israeli sources hail UAV contribution to Gaza operation

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
The eight-day conflict in Gaza brought Israel's use of unmanned air vehicles and intelligence sensors to a peak ...
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TAI to sell Anka UAVs to Egypt

Tue, 16/04/2013 - 13:05
Egypt has agreed to purchase 10 Anka unmanned air vehicles made by Turkish Aerospace Industries ...
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