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Drone serves as both aircraft and submarine
Feb 22, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Pentagon has already developed both unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned submersibles. Now Singapore has developed the Unmanned Hybrid Vehicle (UHV), capab...
Fifty Drones Guarding Russian Nuclear Missile Assets
Feb 19, 2016 (Sputnik)
According to defense ministry, around 50 unmanned aerial vehicles are protecting the assets of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces. Around 50 unmanned aerial vehi...
Spain Agrees to Purchase Predator Drone System With Four Planes
Feb 19, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Spanish military decided to purchase a Predator B drone system consisting of four planes and two ground control stations with satellite links, General Atomi...
Britain buying solar-powered Zephyr 8 drones from Airbus
Feb 18, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Defense and Space has received an order from Britain's Ministry of Defense for its solar-powered Zephyr 8 unmanned aerial vehicle. The Zephyr 8, describe...
Northrop Grumman UAS completes operational assessment
Feb 17, 2016 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system has successfully completed an operational assessment conducted by the company and U.S. Navy teams. Fina...
Japan man guilty of flying drone to prime minister's office
Feb 16, 2016 (AFP)
A court on Tuesday convicted a Japanese man of landing a drone containing a bottle of radioactive sand from Fukushima on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's...
Headwall Introduces Ultra-Compact Data System for UAV Airborne Applications
Feb 16, 2016 (SPX)
Headwall Photonics has introduced a new, powerful data processing unit specifically designed for UAV airborne applications requiring sensor fusion. The small si...
US Prompt Global Strike'Very Dangerous' for Strategic Stability
Feb 16, 2016 (Sputnik)
The United States' efforts to deliver a precision-guided weapon anywhere in the world within an hour, Prompt Global Strike (PGS), poses a threat to the arithmet...
Russian military reveals rocket launching, flame throwing tank killer drone
Feb 13, 2016 (Sputnik)
The Russian military has unveiled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can carry anti-tank rocket launchers and flamethrowers; it can also fly on reconnaissan...
Drones give scientists a new self-service approach
Feb 13, 2016 (SPX)
Earth and environmental scientists have often had to rely on piloted aircraft and satellites to collect remote sensing data, platforms that have traditionally b...
DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy program takes flight
Feb 13, 2016 (SPX)
They may not have zoomed flawlessly around obstacles like the Millennium Falcon did as it careened through the hull of a crashed Star Destroyer in Star Wars VII...
Aerospace Corporation Demos Counter-Drone Technology for Security Organizations
Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)
The Aerospace Corporation recently gave a demonstration of counter-drone technology for a group of organizations that control critical infrastructure. The demon...
Turkish Aerospace Industries UAV Anka makes debut flight
Feb 08, 2016 (UPI)
Anka, an unmanned aerial vehicle designed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, completed its debut flight mission. The medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV flew out ...
Moscow Slams Washington Over Development of 'Prompt Global Strike' System
Feb 07, 2016 (Sputnik)
Washington's ongoing efforts at creating missile defense systems and developing the Prompt Global Strike (PGS) precision conventional weapon program has a conti...
US drone strike kills top Qaeda chief in south Yemen: family
Feb 04, 2016 (AFP)
An air strike believed to have been carried out by a US drone in south yemen on Thursday killed a prominent chief of Al-Qaeda's branch in the war-torn country, ...
Britain set to buy two Zephyr spy drones from Airbus
Feb 03, 2016 (AFP)
The British government is close to ordering two solar-powered high-altitude Zephyr surveillance drones from European aerospace giant Airbus, it said Wednesday. ...
Dutch police to counter drones with winged warriors
Feb 03, 2016 (AFP)
Dutch police are turning to a phalanx of winged predators to solve the problem of unauthorised drone flights in restricted areas such as airports and over crowd...
Israeli, South Korean firms forming JV for UAV production
Feb 03, 2016 (UPI)
Israeli and South Korean companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture for the development, manufacture, and marketing of vertical...
Armed US Predator drone crashes in Turkey
Feb 03, 2016 (AFP)
An armed US Predator drone crashed in Turkey on Wednesday after apparently suffering some kind of mechanical failure, military officials said. Captain Lauren Ot...
US to deploy missile attack drones in South Korea
Jan 28, 2016 (Sputnik)
The United States intends to deploy in South Korea the newest MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones, that can not only conduct reconnaissance flights, but also missile attack...
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