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Northrop Grumman will roll-out the first US Navy MQ-4C in June, company and USN officials say. The first USN test aircraft is about to enter ground testing, says Captain Jim Hoke, Naval Air Systems Command's (NAVAIR) programme manager for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned maritime surveillance
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Iran claimed on Sunday that it had reverse-engineered the RQ-170 captured by its armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the aerospace division of the Revolutionary Guards, related what he said were details of the aircraft's operational history to
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The Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system being developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation has received Milestone C acquisition approval from the US Air Force, leading to the fielding of this software package and providing aircrews with enhanced capabilities to communicate critical tactical information. CLIP software translates and formats messages and
Testing
The K-MAX cargo unmanned helicopter has impressed Marine Corps aviation leaders since the aircraft deployed to Afghanistan on Dec. 17, but the Marine Corps is not quite ready to give it the green light. One would expect that Afghanistan would be the ultimate test for a cargo helicopter considering the
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Option 1 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced the near-term availability of two extended endurance options for its Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper fleet. “We are continually seeking ways to improve our platforms, making them more relevant for our customers’ emerging needs,” said Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, GA-ASI.
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Denmark has borrowed several unmanned aircraft from the Dutch armed forces. Because of spare parts supply problems within the Danish Army, Denmark has been given two Raven systems - each consisting of three unmanned aircraft and a ground station - from the Netherlands. The systems will be borrowed for half
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AeroVironment announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $2,431,440 on April 5, 2012 from the U.S. Air Force for Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through an existing U.S. Army contract. Delivery is scheduled within two weeks. “More military services are choosing the
Business
The Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) Battlefield Airmen Branch (BA) is soliciting information to identify possible sources to provide next generation platform of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), to support Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) dismounted users. This Request For Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes only focusing on
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Germany is expected to re-evaluate the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP following Cassidian's decision to halt development work on its Talarion programme. The German military already uses a version of IAI's Heron 1 UAS in Afghanistan and its army has previously been briefed on the capabilities
Accidents
Contrary to recent reports, the Navy’s unmanned helicopter fleet is not permanently grounded following two unrelated crashes in a week, a service leader said on April 17. Routine flights of the MQ-8B Fire Scout, of which the Navy has 14, are merely suspended while investigations into the crashes are
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The company's winning bid was based on its multi-mission-capable Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS), which incorporates a heavy-fuel engine for reliable performance and mission endurance of up to 16 hours.
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US Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit demonstrated the capabilities of the MEU’s unmanned aerial system assets for members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, April 12, at Inezgane Airfield. The UAS demonstration was part of the Command Post Exercise portion of Exercise African Lion 12, a bi-lateral