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ScanEagle drone capabilities demonstrated in Australia
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
A ScanEagle unmanned aerial system has proven its worth to Australian firefighting officials, monitoring the movement of a bushfire at night. The monitoring and...
Fury UAS ground control station features latest technology
May 14, 2013 (UPI)
The latest ground control station technology for unmanned aerial systems has been fielded by Lockheed Martin for use with its Fury UAS, the company said. The sm...
NRL Shatters Endurance Record for Small Electric UAV
May 14, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger UAV for 48 hours and 1 minute on April 16-18 by using liquid hydrogen f...
Exelis announces new airborne surveillance system
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
A persistent wide-area airborne surveillance system that produces color video from multiple views has been introduced by Exelis. CorvusEye 1500 -- developed pri...
Hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial drone sets endurance record
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory say they've set a record by flying a liquid-hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle for 48 hours straight. Th...
Plane in 500-mile flight in Britain while controlled from the ground
May 13, 2013 (UPI)
A specially adapted aircraft has become the first to fly "unmanned" across shared British airspace as part of an experiment, researchers said. While an on-board...
Iran unveils new attack drone
May 09, 2013 (AFP)
Iran unveiled on Thursday a new drone, dubbed the Epic, capable of carrying out both surveillance and attack missions, the Mehr news agency reported. Defence Mi...
Joint development effort for UAS announced
May 08, 2013 (UPI)
A small unmanned autonomous helicopter system called the Rotary Bat is being developed by Northrop Grumman and Yamaha Motor Corporation. Rotary Bat combines a Y...
Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct First Arrested Landing of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator
May 07, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. Conducted May 4...
Hummingbird line of VTOL unmanned aerial systems to make debut
May 07, 2013 (UPI)
Three Hummingbird vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial systems are being introduced by Reference Technologies, the company reports. The Model 1 Hummingb...
Electromagnetic environment testing for MQ-8C Fire Scout
May 05, 2013 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout is being tested on its ability to operate in an electromagnetic environment aboard U.S. Navy ships prior to deployment on sh...
Navy readies X-47B unmanned combat air vehicle for new sea tests
May 02, 2013 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system is to undergo ramped-up testing in preparation for new sea trials, the U.S. Navy reports. The X-47B is an un...
Outside View: Drones: Say it with figures
Apr 30, 2013 (UPI)
Attacking drones, the most effective counter-terrorism tool the United States has found thus far, is a new cause celebre among progressive public intellectuals ...
ESA-EDA Flight Demonstration On Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Insertion Into Civil Airspace
Apr 29, 2013 (SPX)
San Javier Air Base (Murcia) was selected to conduct the trials and demonstrate that satellite communications are suitable to operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft ...
Israel builds up its war robot industry
Apr 26, 2013 (UPI)
Israel, which has the most advanced defense industry in the Middle East, is in the forefront of the rapidly expanding drone business that's changing the way war...
Israel downs Lebanon drone off northern coast
Apr 25, 2013 (AFP)
The Israeli air force on Thursday shot down a drone from Lebanon off the northern coast of Israel in an incident described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Air Force taps Engility Holdings for remotely piloted aircraft support
Apr 25, 2013 (UPI)
An $11 million U.S. Air Force contract has been given to Engility Holdings Inc. for operational and technical support of remotely piloted aircraft systems. The ...
Lockheed touts improvements for SUAS operations
Apr 24, 2013 (UPI)
Enhanced software and an enhanced ground control system by Lockheed Martin are automating the operations of small unmanned aerial vehicles. Earlier this year, t...
US drone destroys Taliban base in Pakistan, five killed
Apr 17, 2013 (AFP)
A US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban training camp in Pakistan on Wednesday, destroying the compound and killing at least five militants, local official...
UAV production to remain profitable
Apr 17, 2013 (UPI)
Manufacturers of unmanned aerial systems will benefit from relatively higher price tags for the systems over the next 10 years, according to a market study. For...
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