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RQ-4 Global Hawk Operations – Video
This video shows the RQ-4 Global Hawk launching, landing and taxiing. The video was shot by by Airman 1st Class Andrew Buchanan/9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs. Source: YouTube
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India to Purchase 120 Micro and Mini UAS
India is close to purchasing a record number of micro and mini unmanned air systems for its air force and army, with several further major deals to follow.New Delhi's immediate requirements are aimed at acquiring 100 micro systems for the air force and 20 mini systems for
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Project Moby Dick – Cold War Spy Balloon from 1952
"Project 119L" was a Cold War reconnaissance operation by the U.S. Air Force in which large balloons floated cameras over the Soviet Union. The spy balloons would photograph sensitive Soviet sites and either hang in the air or land in the Sea of Japan until either a
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UK Issues Urgent $63M Call for Maritime UAS
The UK Ministry of Defence was due to receive responses by 28 August from contractors interested in bidding for a maritime unmanned air system deal worth £40 million ($63 million). Dubbed "MarUAS", the project seeks a commercial off-the-shelf design capable of meeting an urgent operational requirement
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Lockheed Martin Celebrates 100 years with Desert Hawk Demonstration for Media
Members of Lockheed Martin Systems & Sensors team discussed the company’s 100-year history at a demonstration last week of the Desert Hawk at the company’s campus in Owego. The 1.7-million-square-foot Owego facility, which employs 2,700 people, currently works on several projects, including
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Iranian Mohajer-2 UAS Appears in Venezuela
Under the name of Sant Arpia, the Mohajer 2, an Iranian UAS, is currently flying in Venezuela. Reportedly operating from the Cavim (CA Venezolana de Industria Militares) Maracay factory, where a new UAS facility has been unveiled by recent satellite imagery, the Mohajer 2 is a light unarmed unmanned aircraft
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Chinese Delegation in Iran to Copy RQ-170 Captured in 2011
According to the information being spread by Chinese Defense forums, a group of 17 Chinese expert would have recently arrived in Iran not only to inspect, but also to collect and bring back to China some key components of the U.S. RQ-170 captured by Iran in December 2011.
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Poland to Replace Ageing Russian Strike Fighters with Armed UAS
Poland is looking to replace its aging strike force, currently flying Russian built Sukhoi Su-22M with armed unmanned aircraft. According to Waldemar Skrzypczak Poland’s Deputy Minister of Defence for military procurement, a future procurement of some 30 armed unmanned aircraft equipping three squadrons is being considered. The arguments
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GA-ASI Gets $87M Reaper Retrofit Contract from US Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is being awarded an $87,338,761 firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee contract for MQ-9 Reaper FY10/11 Retrofit Kits and Installations for up to 80 aircraft. The location of the performance is Poway, California. Work is to be completed by Aug. 17,
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Cuba Interested in Belarusian UAS
In August, the Minsk Aircraft Repair Plant presented an unmanned aircraft system known as “Philin” together with unmanned aircraft “Sterkh-BM”. The presentation was made following completion of the first stage of production flight test that included automatic take-off, en-route flight and landing. According to CEO Evgeni Vajtsekhovich,
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Syrian Rebels Display Captured Iranian UAS
In this video, Syrian rebels show off three small, unmanned surveillance aircraft that they say they downed. Walking a viewer through what looks like a machinist shop displaying their banner, the Syrians display two robotic planes built around a missile-shaped fuselage, appearing to be around six feet in length,
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Cassidian Plans More Barracuda Test Flights
Cassidian is in discussions with the German Ministry of Defence concerning additional flight demonstrations under a programme to develop technology for future unmanned, surveillance and strike aircraft. EADS conducted the latest campaign of flights with its Barracuda unmanned aircraft demonstrator in Goose Bay, Canada, in July. The tests focused on