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Pakistan civilian deaths from US drones 'lowest since 2008'
Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)
Fewer civilians have died in US drone strikes in Pakistan so far this year than at any other time in the last four years, a report said Monday. Three to 24 civi...
Drones: pros and cons
Jun 22, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Recently, US human rights organization called "American Civil Liberties Union" filed in a suit against President Obama's administration. This organization deman...
UN urges answers on US drone attacks, targeted killings
Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)
A UN expert on Tuesday urged Washington to clarify its rules on hunting Taliban and other suspects amid a "dramatic increase" in the use of drone attacks. The U...
Northrop Grumman Unveils U.S. Navy's First MQ-4C BAMS Unmanned Aircraft
Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) in a ceremony at Northrop Gr...
U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Complete X-47B Flight Testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Move Second Unmanned Aircraft to East Coast
Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)
The first major phase of flight testing the X-47 B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft came to a successful conclusion on May 15 when Northr...
Pilotless US space plane lands after 469 days in orbit
Jun 17, 2012 (AFP)
A pilotless space plane developed by the US Air Force has landed safely back on Earth after spending 469 days in orbit, officials said. The robotic X-37B, a sor...
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration Orders AeroVironment Puma AE and Wasp Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)
AeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Forsva...
Sagem tests UAV, announces contract
Jun 14, 2012 (UPI)
Sagem of France reports new testing of its Patroller UAV and a new contract for infrared seekers used on missiles. The announcements were made at the Eurosatory...
Chavez reveals Venezuela has built first drone
Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)
President Hugo Chavez has revealed that Venezuela has made its first drone in partnership with Iran, Russia and China, and said Caracas plans to start exporting...
US drone kills three militants in Pakistan: officials
Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)
A US drone attack killed at least three militants early Thursday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, known as a hotbed of Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants, ...
Israel encrypts UAVs as cyberwar widens
Jun 12, 2012 (UPI)
Israel's military is expected shortly to take delivery of an advanced model of the Skylark 1 unmanned aerial vehicle that will be equipped with electronic jamme...
Karzai casts doubt on NATO air strike rules
Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said NATO had agreed not to carry out air strikes on residential areas even in self-defence, apparently contradicting c...
US drone crashes in Maryland: Navy
Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)
A US Navy drone crashed in swamp land in Maryland, not far from the US capital Washington, on Monday without causing any injuries or property damage, officials ...
UN backs probe into US drone civilian casualties
Jun 07, 2012 (AFP)
The UN human rights chief on Thursday called for a UN investigation into US drone strikes in Pakistan, questioning their legality and saying they kill innocent ...
Boeing Phantom Eye Completes First Autonomous Flight
Jun 05, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing's Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Ba...
Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of Latest Order of Aerostat Detection Systems to US Army
Jun 04, 2012 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin has completed its most recent Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) order by delivering the 29th unit to the U.S. Army May 29. Since the pro...
US missiles kill 15 in Pakistan: officials
Jun 04, 2012 (AFP)
US missiles killed 15 militants in Pakistan's Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold of North Waziristan on Monday, the third drone strike in three days and the deadli...
US drone strike kills 15 militants in Pakistan: officials
Jun 04, 2012 (AFP)
A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area killed 15 insurgents in a pre-dawn attack on Monday, security officials s...
AeroVironment Receives US Army Order For RQ-11B Raven UAV
Jun 04, 2012 (SPX)
AeroVironment has received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contr...
AeroVironment to Deploy Small UAV For Federal Communications Commission Post-Disaster Comms Demo
Jun 01, 2012 (SPX)
AeroVironment will employ its small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to demonstrate aerial communications capabilities for the Federal Communications Commission'...
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