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Pakistan's Defence Minister Naveed Qamar’s statement that Pakistan intends to build its own UAS system, which is presently in its initial stage, will certainly raise eyebrows in a few world capitals. The aircraft would prove to be a useful weapon to fight terrorists like Al-Qaeda, Afghan
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The US Army Fires Center of Excellence's Capabilities Development Integration Directorate(CDID)TRADOC Capability Manager ADA Brigade Systems (ADA Bde),Fort Sill are requesting information from Defence Industry regarding a capability to provide Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System(C-UAS)capabilities to current and projected Army formations. The resulting
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its Predator/Gray Eagle-series aircraft family has reached a historic industry milestone: two million flight hours. The noteworthy achievement occurred on Sept. 9, with more than 150,000 total missions completed and nearly 90-percent of all missions flown in combat. “GA-
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply an additional 44 STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. STARLite features synthetic aperture radar, ground moving target indicator and dismount moving target indicator capabilities.Under the terms of the
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Indiana’s National Center for Complex Operation announced that it is pairing up with its first customer, BAE Systems. The company says it intends to use Indiana airspace to test the unmanned aircraft it produces. It will also use the state’s academic resources to create safety plans for its
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Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that Mark C. Cherry will become President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective October 1, 2012. Mark succeeds John S. Langford, the company's founder, who will continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mark joins Aurora from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation where he
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The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it was too costly to modify for export a fleet of 18 unmanned Northrop Grumman Corp Global Hawk surveillance planes that the Pentagon wants to retire under a plan that U.S. lawmakers have criticised. The Air Force will continue using the
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Vanguard Defense Industries, Inc. has teamed with US based ISR Group, Inc. to provide Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services for U.S. and NATO Forces, as well as other government agencies, operating Vanguard’s Shadowhawk VTUAS. Under the exclusive agreement signed by the two companies, ISR Group will perform
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Luxcopter SA ,recently established in Luxembourg, has started its business with the launch of the MITRON, a vertical take-off and landing RPAS for professional use. Luxcopter SA specializes in custom-made solutions. To meet customer needs, Luxcopter integrates specific payloads for turnkey solutions, including but not limited to inspections,
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The US federal government has no way of knowing which countries have purchased U.S. unmanned aircraft because of inadequate databases and weak communication between licensing departments and intelligence agencies, government auditors found.The lack of oversight, according to the Government Accountability Office, increases the risk that weaponized UAS will
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On the day after the merger talks between EADS and BAE Systems became public this week, the French and German governments signed a cooperation agreement on future medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAS. The two nations will develop a common operational requirement, and may also jointly operate an interim solution.
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BAE Systems, Britain's largest manufacturing employer, and EADS, the owner of Airbus, have announced plans for a $48bn (£29.8bn) merger. The deal creates the world's largest defence, security and aerospace group, while giving France and Germany an interest in the UK's main defence