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FBI director says surveillance drones used in US
Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)
Unmanned drones are roaming American skies conducting surveillance on people in the United States, albeit in a "very minimal way," the head of the FBI revealed ...
USAF Predator, Reaper programs get support from DRC/Engility
Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has given support task order modifications to Dynamics Research Corporation to support Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial system programs. T...
Raytheon to maintain USAF Global Hawk ground elements
Jun 18, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon has been awarded a subcontract to provide contractor logistics support to the ground station elements for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of RQ-4 Global Haw...
U.S. mulls countermeasures against threat of enemy UAVs
Jun 17, 2013 (UPI)
Senior U.S. military officials are looking into ways to counter the potential risk of enemy forces, including terrorists, acquiring unmanned aircraft to attack ...
Sagem upgrades drone's optronics
Jun 17, 2013 (UPI)
A new optronics suite has been integrated and demonstrated aboard Sagem's Patroller unmanned aerial system for extended long-range identification capabilities. ...
Raytheon continues Global Hawk ground support
Jun 17, 2013 (UPI)
On-site logistics support for ground elements of the U.S. Air Force fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawks will continue to be provided by Raytheon under a new contract. On...
Defence giants call for European drone program
Jun 16, 2013 (AFP)
Three top European defence firms called Sunday on governments to launch a programme to manufacture drones that European countries are currently having to buy fr...
Fire Scout flown in conjunction with manned helicopters
Jun 13, 2013 (UPI)
An MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle was flown simultaneously with a Sea Hawk helicopter to demonstrate intelligence-gathering capabilities. The test by ...
France keen to buy 12 US Reaper drones: minister
Jun 11, 2013 (AFP)
France wants to buy 12 Reaper drones from the United States, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday, as ministry officials put the cost at 670 mill...
Elbit named preferred provider of unmanned aerial system
Jun 09, 2013 (UPI)
Israel's Elbit Systems has been chosen by Switzerland as the preferred equipment supplier for the country's reconnaissance drone program. The drone to be provid...
New honor for Global Hawk UAS
Jun 09, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force's award for excellence in aircraft sustainment has been awarded to the service's RQ-4 Global Hawk program. The RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-alt...
US drone kills 7, first since Pakistan PM Sharif sworn in
Jun 07, 2013 (AFP)
A US drone strike Friday killed seven militants in northwest Pakistan, the first since Nawaz Sharif was sworn in as prime minister this week calling for an end ...
Pakistan families of victims demand halt to US drone strikes
Jun 06, 2013 (AFP)
The families of Pakistani victims of US drone strikes Thursday wrote to new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urging him to stop the campaign -- by shooting the unman...
End drone strikes, new Pakistan PM tells US
Jun 05, 2013 (AFP)
Pakistan's new prime minister Nawaz Sharif called Wednesday for the United States to end its campaign of drone attacks in the country's tribal northwest in his ...
Dell's COTS technologies used for X-47B system
Jun 04, 2013 (UPI)
Dell is spotlighting the role of its data center solutions in the U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman program for the X-47B unmanned combat air system. The company's com...
SES Enables Remotely Piloted Aircraft System In Non-Segregated Airspace
Jun 04, 2013 (SPX)
SES Techcom has successfully supported satellite communication links with a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), using SES Ku-band capacity, to establish re...
Incoming Pakistan PM Sharif condemns drone attack
Jun 03, 2013 (UPI)
Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif condemned the U.S. drone attack that killed a senior Taliban leader as a violation of the county's sovereignty. The...
MiG Signs Attack Drone Research and Development Contract
Jun 03, 2013 (RIA Novosti)
Russian military aircraft maker MiG is to go ahead with a research-and-development project for an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) based on its Skat prototype...
IDF will deploy ground drones in border areas
Jun 03, 2013 (UPI)
Israel's military says it will soon more unmanned ground vehicles to protect its troops and borders from terrorist threats. "Major threats are evolving on Israe...
US top diplomat Kerry defends drone strikes
May 31, 2013 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday defended the legality of US drone strikes in the "war" against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, days after such an unmanned ...
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