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CODE takes step towards more complex, resilient UAVs
Jun 07, 2016 (SPX)
DARPA's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program seeks to help the U.S. military's unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) conduct dynamic, long-d...
Dassault's nEUROn stealth drone flown in public
Jun 06, 2016 (UPI)
Dassault Aviation's nEUROn stealth drone was flown in public Saturday, the first time in aeronautical history that an unmanned stealth aircraft was flown in pub...
Aurora tests remote aircraft system for USMC
Jun 03, 2016 (UPI)
Aurora Flight Sciences recently tested a system that allows traditional helicopters to fly unmanned. The Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System, a kit that atta...
Predator next-gen derivative Big Wing boosts flight time
Jun 02, 2016 (UPI)
The Big Wing next-generation derivative of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system has performed a 37-hour, non-stop flight in testing by GA-ASI. The ...
Insitu gets U.S. Navy Blackjack drone contract
Jun 01, 2016 (UPI)
Insitu Inc. has received a $71.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for the production of Lot V RQ-21A Blackjack drones. Under the contract, Insitu, a Boeing sub...
DARPA sets sights on Robotic Space Plane for next generation warfare
May 31, 2016 (Sputnik)
The experimental low-cost XS-1 will be able to fly at escape-velocity speeds and catapult 3,000-pound payloads into orbit - and it'll be able to do it again and...
Estonian military tests unmanned ground vehicle
May 26, 2016 (UPI)
A multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle has successfully completed initial military testing by the Estonian Army on a simulated battlefield. The vehicle is the ...
Call to minimize drone impact on wildlife
May 24, 2016 (SPX)
University of Adelaide environmental researchers have called for a 'code of best practice' in using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for wildlife monitoring an...
Australian Navy flight tests its ScanEagles
May 23, 2016 (UPI)
The Royal Australian Navy has completed first-of-class flight trial for its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing. ScanEagle -- f...
U.S. evaluates new Tether Eye ISR platform
May 23, 2016 (UPI)
A tethered unmanned aerial system by AeroVironment for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance use is being evaluated by the U.S. military. The evaluation...
Pentagon Buys 'Safe Solution' for Zapping Drones Out of the Sky
May 20, 2016 (Sputnik)
It's the latest in high-tech anti-drone technology, and both the Pentagon and US Homeland Security are on board. As recreational drones become increasingly comm...
Sagem to produce Patroller UAVs for French Army
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
Production of 14 Patroller optionally piloted aircraft for the French Army is set to begin following the signing of a production contract. Sagem, maker of the P...
New flight test campaign for nEUROn combat drone
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
France has announced a new round of flight tests for the nEUROn unmanned combat aerial vehicle to study the use of the drone in a naval context. The first test ...
Battelle shows off DroneDefender at Navy Expo
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
Defense research non-profit Battelle showed off its DroneDefender system at this week's Navy Sea-Air-Space expo, a handheld, rifle-like system designed to count...
Airbus DS offers new SkyGhost ER mini drone
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Defense and Space, together with subsidiary SurveyCopter, is offering a new mini tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. The SkyGhost ER is a reconnaissance sy...
Binocular vision-based UAVs autonomous aerial refueling platform
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are invaluable in today's military and civilian initiatives. However, most unmanned systems are being designed to execute the lo...
AeroVironment: Navy deploying underwater-launched UAS
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
A small unmanned aerial system that is launched beneath the sea by submarines and underwater vehicles is to be deployed by the U.S. Navy. The tube-launched syst...
A year of mystery swirls around latest X-37B mission
May 13, 2016 (SPX)
The semi-classified X-37B robot spaceplane hasn't received much attention, despite the fact that it is on its fourth flight in space. At least, that's the offic...
Radar integration effort starts to improve ISR capabilities
May 11, 2016 (UPI)
Maritime-mode inverse synthetic aperture radar imaging capability is being integrated into the standard payload of U.S. Air Force unmanned aerial systems. The e...
K-MAX optionally piloted helos deployed to Arizona
May 09, 2016 (UPI)
Two optionally piloted Kaman K-MAX helicopters have arrived at a U.S. Marine Corps air station for training, testing and operations. The K-MAX, with interlinkin...
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