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US flies armed drones over Baghdad to protect Americans
Jun 27, 2014 (AFP)
The US military is flying armed drones over Baghdad to defend American troops and diplomats in the Iraqi capital if necessary, officials said Friday. The move c...
US drone strikes set 'dangerous precedent': study
Jun 26, 2014 (AFP)
America's reliance on secretive drone missile strikes against terror suspects has set a "dangerous precedent" that could be imitated by other countries and trig...
Fire Scout's Visual Reach Increased With New Radar
Jun 24, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy demonstrated a new multimode maritime surveillance radar on the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter that will drastically en...
More than 400 US military drones lost in crashes: report
Jun 20, 2014 (AFP)
The United States has lost more than 400 military drones in major crashes worldwide since 2001, The Washington Post said Friday in a report questioning the safe...
Two US drone strikes kill at least five militants in Pakistan
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
At least five militants were killed in two separate US drone strikes early Wednesday in a northwest tribal district where Pakistan has this week launched a majo...
Militants battle Iraq forces as US weighs drone strikes
Jun 16, 2014 (AFP)
Militants battled Iraqi security forces for control of a strategic northern town on Monday, prompting half the area's population to flee, as Washington weighed ...
G-NIUS to Unveil New and Advanced Technologies
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
G-NIUS will unveil its Hybrid Unmanned Ground Vehicle and its unique robotic suite that enables any vehicle to perform as an unmanned vehicle, at Eurosatory 201...
Manned and Unmanned Helicopter Flight Tests Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship
Jun 12, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The ca...
US may send in drones to Iraq to battle jihadists
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Washington vowed Wednesday to boost aid to Iraq and is mulling drone strikes amid fears Iraqi forces are crumbling in face of militants increasingly emboldened ...
Lockheed Demonstrate 2nd Series of Advanced Autonomous Convoy Ops
Jun 11, 2014 (SPX)
The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Lockheed Martin successfully completed new tests validating the ability ...
First US drone strike in Pakistan this year kills 6: officials
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
The first US drone strike in Pakistan this year Wednesday killed at least six militants in a northwest tribal district where pressure was building on Islamabad ...
Drones for fun, games and more
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
It may be a while before drones start patrolling American skies or delivering packages, but kids and adults will be able to command their own personal flying de...
US gives BP first license to fly drone over land
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
Cautious US aviation regulators announced Tuesday they have given oil company BP the first commercial license to fly a drone aircraft over land. The Federal Avi...
Barriers to UAVs in US airspace
Jun 09, 2014 (SPX)
While civil aviation is on the threshold of potentially revolutionary changes with the emergence of increasingly autonomous unmanned aircraft, these new systems...
Kenya drone ban hits anti-poaching efforts
Jun 04, 2014 (AFP)
One of Kenya's largest game reserves has been forced to halt plans to use drones to monitor its endangered rhinos because of a government ban, park officials sa...
UAV Series Sets Record for Mission Hours Flown in One Week
Jun 03, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman's High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, set a new reco...
Nature inspires drones of the future
May 27, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers have been taking tips from nature to build the next generation of flying robots. Based on the mechanisms adopted by birds, bats, insects and snakes,...
US drone deployed in Japan for first time
May 24, 2014 (AFP)
A US surveillance drone arrived at an air base in northern Japan on Saturday for the first deployment of the spy aircraft in the country, the US Air Force said....
Airbus' VTOL Quancruiser UAV successfully transitions to fixed-wing flight
May 23, 2014 (UPI)
A proof-of-concept unmanned aerial vehicle that combines fixed-wing and helicopter capabilities is being tested by the Airbus Group. The electric-powered Quadcr...
ATC coms system in works for Predator
May 23, 2014 (UPI)
Integration and use of air traffic control radios on Predator B unmanned aerial systems is to be performed by U.S. and German companies. General Atomics Aeronau...
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