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Drone helps icebreaker navigate treacherous Antarctic
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
Australia's flagship icebreaker has for the first time used drone technology to navigate treacherous Antarctic waters, overcoming significant technical hurdles,...
Italy receives Predator-A drones
Dec 23, 2015 (UPI)
The Italian Air Force has taken delivery of two Predator-A drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., the last two Predator-A systems being produced...
Turkey tests its first armed unmanned aerial vehicle
Dec 21, 2015 (UPI)
Turkish defense industry officials reported the testing of the country's first domestically produced armed aerial vehicle, the Bayraktar TB2. During the flight ...
New NATO UAV completes flight test
Dec 21, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman and NATO officials conducted and completed a flight test for the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft. The unmanned aerial vehicle ...
Soaring aspirations of Myanmar's drone enthusiasts
Dec 18, 2015 (AFP)
In a ramshackle workshop behind a bustling Yangon market, Kyi Tha fixes the plastic propeller of a home-made drone, one of a growing number of enthusiasts refus...
Using drones to study high-altitude glaciers
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
While some dream of the day that aerial drones deliver their online purchases, scientists are using the technology today to deliver data that was never availabl...
India to develop its own stealth combat drones
Dec 15, 2015 (UPI)
The government of India is preparing to launch its program to develop its own unmanned combat aerial vehicles, according to Indian media reports. Times of India...
Venom could address UAV threat to ground forces
Dec 14, 2015 (SPX)
At the Army Maneuver-Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Northrop Grumman Corporation's Venom demonstrated the ability to identify a...
France places order for third Reaper UAV system
Dec 14, 2015 (UPI)
France's Directorate-General of Armaments placed an order for its third MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle system from General Atomics. The French military has...
One million new drones in US present growing risk to airliners
Dec 12, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) believes that nearly million new drones will be entering domestic air space over the coming holiday season, the Cen...
Extended-range Reapers start flying in Afghanistan
Dec 11, 2015 (UPI)
U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles are being given an extended range modification, and the first upgraded aircraft flew a sortie out of Kandaha...
US Military's secretive space plane marks 200 days on orbit
Dec 11, 2015 (Sputnik)
The US Air Force's super-secretive X-37B space plane has spent 200 days in orbit as it carries out a classified mission for the American military. The unmanned ...
Drone laws tightened in Japan as police deploy air-to-air take down unit
Dec 11, 2015 (XNA)
A new law that regulates the use of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came into effect Thursday as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police eyes launching a...
Pakistan's Imran Khan calls for compensation to drone victims
Dec 10, 2015 (AFP)
Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan Thursday said that he would seek compensation for victims of a controversial US drone strike programme, vowing to take th...
US developing new drones, long-range cruise missile in response to Russia
Dec 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
The United States is preparing upgraded defense capabilities and other new technologies to respond to alleged Russian military provocations, US Undersecretary o...
Unmanned K-MAX, Stalker aircraft collaborate to fight fire in demo
Dec 02, 2015 (UPI)
The Lockheed Martin-made Stalker XE UAS helped the unmanned K-MAX cargo helicopter extinguish a fire in a recent collaborative demonstration. During the demonst...
Army's Gray Eagle needs high throughput and flexibility to support Army ISR
Dec 02, 2015 (SPX)
The Army recently sent out a Request for Information (RFI) on how to best support the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Gray Eagle is a criti...
Amazon gives glimpse at new delivery drone design
Nov 30, 2015 (AFP)
Amazon provided a glimpse into the future of online shopping in a video of a new delivery drone that racked up more than two million views by mid-Monday. A play...
Elbit to supply Hermes 900 HFE UAS to Switzerland
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded an approximately $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport ("DDPS"), fo...
US approves drone sale to Japan
Nov 27, 2015 (AFP)
The United States approved the sale of three Global Hawk surveillance drones to Japan on Friday, as Tokyo revamps its military in response to Chinese maritime a...
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