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Saudis 'turn to South Africa for UAVs'
Apr 16, 2013 (UPI)
Saudi Arabia, refused armed unmanned aerial vehicles by Washington, reportedly has turned to South Africa's state-owned Denel Dynamics defense company to help R...
Red Cross chief criticises drone use outside battlefields
Apr 16, 2013 (AFP)
Red Cross chief Peter Maurer on Tuesday condemned US drone strikes outside areas officially engulfed in armed conflict, warning against a creeping expansion of ...
Pentagon calls off new medal for drone, cyber warriors
Apr 15, 2013 (AFP)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled a new combat medal for US troops who launch drone strikes or cyber attacks after a torrent of criticism from v...
US drones kill four in NW Pakistan: officials
Apr 14, 2013 (AFP)
At least four militants have been killed by a US drone strike on Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials said. The attack took place i...
Germany looking to buy weaponised drones from Israel
Apr 14, 2013 (AFP)
Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponised drones for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, the weekly Der Spiegel re...
AeroVironment Receives Order US Army for RQ-11B Raven UAVs And Gimbaled Payloads
Apr 11, 2013 (SPX)
AeroVironment has received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for continued performance of a contract action with ...
Northrop Grumman Receives Contract Modification for Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Ai...
India uses drones to fight rhino poaching
Apr 08, 2013 (AFP)
India said Monday it is deploying drones over a reserve to safeguard the rare one-horned rhino from poachers, the first time the country has employed aerial tec...
Gilat Showcases its Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs at LAAD 2013
Apr 06, 2013 (SPX)
Gilat Satellite Networks will be showcasing its new lightweight integrated airborne satellite communications solution for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) at LAA...
French military considering purchase of US drones: source
Apr 05, 2013 (AFP)
France is considering buying US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones to boost its military capabilities, a source in the defence ministry told AFP on Friday....
US Congress hears calls for drone safeguards
Mar 24, 2013 (AFP)
Lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday called for safeguards to be placed on the domestic use of drones in order to protect the privacy of Americans. Congress has...
'Journalism drones' on the horizon
Mar 22, 2013 (UPI)
New cameras may soon take to the skies in drones as journalism students at a U.S. college are now taking courses on how to use drones to report stories. Undergr...
N. Korean leader watches 'drone' attack drill: KCNA
Mar 20, 2013 (AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw a live fire military drill using drones and cruise missile interceptors, state media said Wednesday, amid heightened ten...
Friend or foe? Civilian drones stir debate
Mar 16, 2013 (AFP)
Drones: A flying technological marvel that could save lives or a sinister robot spy which edges the United States ever closer towards becoming a surveillance so...
US drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN
Mar 15, 2013 (AFP)
US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda violate Pakistan's sovereignty because the government says publicly it has not consented to the attacks, a U...
Iranian fighter tries to intercept US drone in Gulf: US
Mar 14, 2013 (AFP)
An Iranian fighter jet tried to intercept a US Predator drone over the Gulf but backed off after encountering two American military aircraft, the Pentagon said ...
UAV Industry Will Create 70,000 Jobs Over Next 3 Years
Mar 13, 2013 (SPX)
Today, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) unveiled a new study, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to cre...
Northrop Grumman to Produce More Fire Scouts for U.S. Navy
Mar 13, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional next-generation Fire Scou...
Pentagon has second thoughts on drone warrior medal
Mar 12, 2013 (AFP)
The US military said Tuesday it halted production of a new medal for drone and cyber warfare, ordering a review after critics called the award an insult to comb...
US drone strike in Pakistan kills militant: officials
Mar 10, 2013 (AFP)
A US drone strike on Sunday killed at least one militant riding on horseback in a mountainous area of Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials sa...
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