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MQ-9B drone flown through U.S. civilian airspace
Aug 21, 2017 (UPI)
The MQ-9B, which has the NATO airworthiness standard for unmanned aircraft systems, was flown earlier this month from Laguna Airfield at Yuma Proving Grounds, A...
Could the X-37B Space Plane be Preparing for a Mission in September
Aug 21, 2017 (Sputnik)
The fifth mission of the X-37B, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), is different from previous launches in that the space plane will be carried into orbit ...
U.S. military to buy counter-drone radars from RADA
Aug 18, 2017 (UPI)
The more than $8 million order will be used by a "key U.S. military force" for air surveillance with "an emphasis on counter-UAS with the most advanced on-the-m...
Balloons and drones and clouds
Aug 16, 2017 (SPX)
"Operating UASs in the remote, harsh environments of the Arctic will provide opportunities to harden the technologies in ways that are directly transferable to ...
DJI announces pending fix for drones following Army ban
Aug 15, 2017 (UPI)
DJI said in a news release it would provide the option for drone pilots to fly without an Internet connection. The systems are normally automatically updated wi...
Iran rejects US claims of unsafe drone flight in Gulf
Aug 15, 2017 (AFP)
It was the latest in a spate of close encounters between US and Iranian aircraft or warships in the waters of the Gulf in recent weeks that have sparked recrimi...
Iran drone flies close to US carrier in Gulf: Pentagon
Aug 14, 2017 (AFP)
The Sunday night event saw an Iranian QOM-1 drone fly within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of aircraft based on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier operating in internati...
Drones reporting for work
Aug 09, 2017 (SPX)
Attempts have been made to close this information gap and give UAVs alternative ways to navigate their environments without GPS. But those attempts have resulte...
Raytheon receives $25.9M contract for Global Hawk sensor upgrades
Aug 07, 2017 (UPI)
Under the contract engineering work will be done for upgrades to the Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite and retrofitting of the Enhanced Electro-Optical Receiving...
Pentagon says it has released guidelines for shooting down civilian drones
Aug 07, 2017 (UPI)
A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the policy's existence to UPI but offered no further comment because it is classified. The policy was distributed in the last ...
Mobile force protection aims to thwart adversaries' small UAVs and Drones
Aug 04, 2017 (SPX)
Countering these threats in real time requires a range of technology advances to enable rapid detection, identification, tracking, and neutralization of adversa...
Northrop Grumman receives contract for MQ-4C Triton surveillance UAVs
Aug 02, 2017 (UPI)
The contract will go towards program management, qualification tests, and systems analysis for the Triton. Work will primarily be performed in Baltimore, M.D., ...
The flying kettle
Aug 01, 2017 (ESA)
"Even if the village is not far away, it takes a driver by car over half an hour to deliver the meal to Joaquim Reis in Podentinhos and come back due to bad and...
Insitu receives contract for Afghan ScanEagle UAS services
Jul 26, 2017 (UPI)
The order will deliver five ScanEagles along with their support equipment, operators, spare parts, site activation services and management for the operation of ...
AeroVironment supplying small UAS to Australia
Jul 25, 2017 (UPI)
The WASP UAS will be delivered over a three-year period AeroVironment, with Australian partner XTEK, will provide local maintenance, training and field support ...
Special focus on formation control of unmanned systems
Jul 24, 2017 (SPX)
Usually, appropriate reference positions or distances are required to be maintained for the agents to avoid collisions. Based on the cooperative scheme, more co...
Leonardo DRS, Moog receive counter-UAS weapons contract
Jul 20, 2017 (UPI)
The C-UAV will include Moog's Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform turret. It will be mounted on the M-ATV armored vehicle to provide mobile protection ag...
Singapore offers Manila drones, urban warfare training
Jul 19, 2017 (AFP)
Philippine troops have been battling to dislodge militants loyal to the Islamic State group who seized parts of the southern city of Marawi on May 23 in a bid t...
Explotrain develops drone-simulated IED training system
Jul 11, 2017 (UPI)
ExploDrone features a reusable drone carrying lightweight pneumatic-based Explosive Blast Simulators used in the Kamikaze-like crash of the drone into a target ...
New Reaper drone variant performs first combat mission
Jun 30, 2017 (UPI)
The recent 16-hour sortie, flown June 23 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, involved the unmanned aerial vehicle dropping a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Mu...
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