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Lockheed Martin UAV becomes core British military capability
Sep 21, 2015 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin is to support Britain's Desert Hawk III unmanned aerial vehicles and establish them as a core defensive capability for the country's military. D...
To Watch and to Strike: Russia Developing Multi Role Heavy Drone
Sep 15, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is developing a heavy drone that could be used both as reconnaissance and combat aircraft, one of its designers said in an interview Wednesday. The two t...
To Watch and to Strike: Russia Developing Multi role Heavy Drone
Sep 11, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russia is developing a heavy drone that could be used both as reconnaissance and combat aircraft, one of its designers said in an interview Wednesday. The two t...
US Tests New Cerberus Electronic Attack System on Drones
Sep 11, 2015 (Sputnik)
US Navy scientists and the Raytheon Company have developed and tested a new electronic attack system called CERBERUS that can be carried on an air-launched unma...
British Military to Buy Solar-Powered Drones Flying on Edge of Space
Sep 11, 2015 (Sputnik)
Britain's Ministry of Defense (MoD) will acquire three solar-powered drones that can fly on the edge of space for up to three months, the drone's manufacturer s...
Drones Are Now Being Used To Stop Rhino Poachers In Their Tracks
Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)
In South Africa's National Park, a team of park rangers, anti-poaching officials and UAV pilots huddle in a command and control center- a technology stacked RV,...
Elbit supplying UAV-based intel systems to European customer
Sep 08, 2015 (UPI)
Elbit Systems of Israel is to provide an advanced intelligence system for unmanned aerial vehicles to an unidentified European country. The intelligence solutio...
US unveils Predator drones at Latvian airbase
Sep 08, 2015 (AFP)
The US Air Force on Tuesday showed off its advanced MQ-1 "Predator" drone at a Latvian airbase, marking the first time the cutting-edge aircraft has been deploy...
WB Electronics,Thales to offer UAS to Polish military
Sep 03, 2015 (UPI)
WB Electronics of Poland and Thales have unveiled their tactical unmanned aircraft system offering for a Polish military contract. The medium-altitude long-endu...
Spaceport America and ARCA to jointly test Launch Vehicles and High Altitude UAVs
Sep 02, 2015 (SPX)
Spaceport America - the world's first purpose-built, commercial spaceport has announced that ARCA Space Corporation was selected Spaceport America as the site f...
CIA, US special forces launch drone campaign in Syria: media
Sep 01, 2015 (AFP)
The CIA and US special forces are carrying out a secret campaign using armed drones to target and kill Islamic State leaders in Syria, the Washington Post repor...
Locata positioning will underpin future UAV research at NASA Langley
Sep 01, 2015 (SPX)
Locata has announced that NASA plans to install a Locata network (LocataNet) as the core positioning technology for safety-critical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS...
Two US Predator drones deployed to Latvia
Aug 31, 2015 (AFP)
The US military has deployed two MQ-1 Predator surveillance drones and 70 airmen to Latvia for a two-week training mission aimed at reassuring European allies w...
DARPA project studies new uses for drones
Aug 31, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. military is launching a program for the use of air-recoverable swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles, each with coordinated, distributed capabilities. The...
Australian company contracted for UAS components
Aug 27, 2015 (UPI)
An Australian company is to manufacture structure components for Northrop Grumman MQ-4C unmanned aerial systems for the U.S. Navy. The contract to Mincham Aviat...
Drones used to track wildlife
Aug 27, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Sydney have developed a world-first radio-tracking drone to locate radio-tagged wi...
Prototype nEUROn combat drone put to the test
Aug 26, 2015 (UPI)
Fight testing of a European-made unmanned combat vehicle has been completed in Italy at an Italian Air Force base, Alenia Aermacchi reports. The full-sized UCAS...
Unmanned helo sets endurance record
Aug 25, 2015 (UPI)
An MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter system has set a new flight record for itself during endurance flight testing by the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman. The...
NASA Aircraft to Begin NOAA Hurricane Mission
Aug 25, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's remotely piloted Global Hawk aircraft will begin flights this week in support of a NOAA-led mission to improve hurricane track and intensity forecasts. O...
New and Unique: Russia to Unveil Latest Drone at MAKS-2015
Aug 25, 2015 (Sputnik)
It is reported that the new Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ZALA 421-16E5 has been developed using unique technologies that will provide with higher quali...
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