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Northrop Grumman begins flight tests with MS-177 sensor
Mar 01, 2017 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman began flight testing its RA-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system equipped with a UTC MS-177 multi-spectral sensor. The demonstrations, slated...
UC researchers teach drones to land themselves on moving targets
Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)
The buzzword in drone research is autonomous - having the unmanned aerial vehicle do most or all of its own flying. It's the only realistic way that drones will...
AirMap $26M Series B Led By Microsoft Ventures
Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)
AirMap has announced a $26 million Series B funding round led by Microsoft Ventures, with additional participation from Airbus Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures (the ...
Chinese drone Wing-Loong II conducts maiden flight
Feb 28, 2017 (UPI)
China's reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial system, the Wing-Loong II, has conducted its maiden flight, the Xinhua news agency reported. The aircraft, wit...
Leonardo rotary drone demonstrator program enters phase 2
Feb 28, 2017 (UPI)
The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Leonardo will move forward with phase 2 of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System Demonstrator program. The program, referred to a...
GA-ASI forms team to supply Reaper drones to Australia
Feb 27, 2017 (UPI)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has formed a team with Australian industry to support an Australian military program for remotely piloted aircraft. Th...
U.S. Air Force to retire MQ-1 Predator drone in 2018
Feb 24, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to phase out its MQ-1 Predator drones in favor of an all-MQ-9 Reaper fleet in 2018. The Predator's retirement will effectively c...
Scientists train drones to land on moving targets
Feb 23, 2017 (UPI)
Scientists at the University of Cincinnati successfully trained drones to autonomously land on moving targets. Researchers say "fuzzy logic" was the key to thei...
Israeli warplanes shoot down Hamas drone: army
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
Israeli warplanes on Thursday shot down over the Mediterranean a drone controlled by the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas, the army said. "An (Israeli) fighte...
U.S. Navy's wingman drone technology used in combat trials
Feb 23, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Navy research teams recently completed combat trials with the branch's Tactical Battle Manager system using unmanned aerial vehicles. The Tactical Battle M...
Milrem displays THeMIS modular unmanned ground vehicle
Feb 22, 2017 (UPI)
Estonian defense company Milrem plans to market its modular unmanned ground vehicle in the Middle East and North Africa. The THeMIS vehicle, in three different ...
Leonardo supplying radars for Patroller drones
Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)
Leonardo is to supply its PicoSAR AESA radars for integration aboard Patroller unmanned aerial vehicles being supplied by Safran Electronics & Defense to the Fr...
Ukroboronprom presents modified Phantom unmanned vehicle
Feb 21, 2017 (UPI)
Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's state-owned defense enterprise, showcased a Phantom unmanned vehicle with anti-tank missile capabilities at IDEX 2017. The Phantom, bui...
Born killers: French army grooms eagles to down drones
Feb 20, 2017 (AFP)
Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws. At Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern Fra...
Indonesia first to purchase Skeldar V-200 drone
Feb 17, 2017 (UPI)
UMS Skeldar, a joint venture between Saab Group and UMS Aero, received a contract to supply its V-200 unmanned aerial vehicle to Indonesia's defense ministry. T...
Monitoring birds by drone
Feb 17, 2017 (SPX)
Forget delivering packages or taking aerial photographs - drones can even count small birds! A new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances tests this new ap...
NS Mayport picked as forward operating base for drones
Feb 16, 2017 (UPI)
U.S. Naval Station Mayport in Florida has been selected by the Navy as the East Coast Forward Operating Base for MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems. About 4...
AeroVironment advances research with farmers and university partners
Feb 15, 2017 (SPX)
AeroVironment, Inc. has shared details regarding its ongoing pilot programs which are entering their third year and have guided development of the AV DSS platfo...
Wide-area sensor flight-tested on small drone
Feb 15, 2017 (UPI)
Logos Technologies' Redkite wide-area sensor has successfully performed its initial flight test aboard a small, tactical unmanned aerial system. The test, using...
U.S. Marines test 'Instant Eye' mini drone
Feb 14, 2017 (UPI)
Marines in Camp Lejune, N.C., recently completed training using the Instant Eye, a new hand-held unmanned aircraft designed to support reconnaissance missions. ...
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