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AeroVironment, Eurocopter to explore collaboration
Oct 23, 2013 (UPI)
Unmanned aircraft maker AeroVironment will collaborate with Eurocopter to explore new markets and develop new capabilities. The two companies signed a cooperati...
AeroVironment Introduces Block Upgrade to Puma AE Unmanned Aircraft
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
AeroVironment has introduced a series of enhancements to the battle-proven RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system that include new features and capabilit...
Lockheed Martin Links Ground Sensor Network With UAVs
Oct 22, 2013 (SPX)
A wireless ground sensor network developed by Lockheed Martin will soon have the option of being fully integrated with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Lockheed Martin...
Amnesty urges US to end drone attack secrecy
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
The United States should end the secrecy surrounding its drone campaign in Pakistan and bring those responsible for illegal strikes to justice, Amnesty Internat...
Iran claims it's reverse-engineered 'captured' U.S. spy drone
Oct 22, 2013 (UPI)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps reportedly gave Russia an unmanned aerial vehicle it claims is a copy of a U.S. Navy ScanEagle allegedly reverse-engineered fr...
Rights groups urge US to end secrecy on drone attacks
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
The United States should end the secrecy surrounding its drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen and bring those responsible for illegal attacks to justice, rights...
India seeks UAVs for Kashmir border surveillance
Oct 16, 2013 (UPI)
India has started a global tender for miniature unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol its border regions with Pakistan and China. The army's Northern Command issue...
Iran claims breakthrough with Israeli-lookalike combat UAVs
Oct 07, 2013 (UPI)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they're now producing armed unmanned aerial vehicles, such as the Shahed-129, capable of attacking air and ground targets. If th...
Raytheon AI3 intercepts its first UAS target
Oct 01, 2013 (SPX)
In a first-of-its-kind test for Raytheon's Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative system, AI3 destroyed an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight. The interc...
Iran unveils short-range reconnaissance drone
Sep 28, 2013 (AFP)
Iran's army unveiled a highly mobile propellant-powered reconnaissance drone on Saturday, according to local media. The drone, named "Yasseer," can fly for eigh...
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Completes First Pilotless Flight
Sep 27, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight, demonstrating the next generation of combat training and ...
Northrop Grumman Readies MQ-8C Fire Scout for Flight Operations
Sep 27, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman turned on the power to the U.S. Navy's first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft's four blades for the first time dur...
US relocates drones airfield after Djibouti crashes
Sep 25, 2013 (AFP)
The Pentagon is shifting its drone operations from a US base in Djibouti to a more remote airfield after local officials voiced concern about possible collision...
US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones
Sep 25, 2013 (AFP)
The US Air Force has test flown an F-16 fighter jet without a pilot on board for the first time, in the latest sign of the military's increasing reliance on dro...
Northrop Grumman Maturing Key Triton Unmanned Aircraft Sensor
Sep 22, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has completed more than 25 flight tests of the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system's (UAS) primary maritime surveillance sensor in prepar...
Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan: officials
Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)
At least six people were killed in a US drone strike on a militant compound in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area on Sunday, officials said. The attack took p...
US Navy Expands Surveillance Mission for Maritime Unmanned Aircraft
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Navy will increase by 50 percent the monthly surveillance flights of a Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built maritime unmanned demonstrator und...
LVC-DE Simulation Aids UAS in the NAS Integration
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
NASA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System project, or UAS Integration in the NAS, is providing critical data to decision-make...
Future war: Arms industry shows off next-gen drones in London
Sep 17, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
Reconnaissance gadgets and robotic warfare devices are getting smaller by the year, with James Bond like technology being offered to a wide range of buyers, fro...
Northrop Grumman Unmanned Portfolio Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours Over Last 15 Years
Sep 12, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman's portfolio of high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have achieved 100,000 flight hours - more than 88 percent of...
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