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NATO to spend 3.0 billion euros on drone program

Feb 15, 2012 (AFP)

NATO will spend 3.0 billion euros ($3.9 billion) to buy and operate five US-built drones over 20 years in an effort to fill a gap exposed in the Libyan air war,...

Pakistan says US drone attacks counter productive

Feb 12, 2012 (AFP)

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said US drone strikes targeting Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants were counter productive and his country had not give...

IAF plans to induct more drones in fleet

Feb 09, 2012 (IANS)

The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in its fleet for surveillance and reconnaissance on the borders as an ...

Pakistan Al-Qaeda chief 'killed by US drone'

Feb 09, 2012 (AFP)

US missiles on Thursday killed the most senior Pakistani in Al-Qaeda, one of the Americans' main targets in the country and wanted for attacks that killed score...

Elbit Systems Launches Hyperspectral Payload

Feb 08, 2012 (SPX)

Elbit Systems has expanded its portfolio of payloads with the recent launch of a Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air system (UAS) hyperspectral payload with ...

Drones over U.S. may pose security risks

Feb 08, 2012 (UPI)

Thousands of tiny unmanned aircraft or drones flying into civilian airspace over the United States can pose a security threat as they may be difficult to monito...

US drone strike 'kills 10' in NW Pakistan

Feb 08, 2012 (AFP)

A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said. Two missiles h...

Innocon's MicroFalcon accomplished qualification flights in extreme weather

Feb 08, 2012 (SPX)

Innocon's MicroFalcon mini UAS has completed flight tests at extreme weather conditions. The MicroFalcon operated successfully under a snow storm at -15 Celsius...

Unmanned craft may share civilian airspace

Feb 06, 2012 (UPI)

The race is on to develop unmanned aircraft that can safely share airspace reserved for civilian aviation. There's both military and commercial interest in havi...

N. Korea developing unmanned attack aircraft: report

Feb 05, 2012 (AFP)

North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using US target drones imported from the Middle East, a report said Sunday. They are based on MQM-107D Streak...