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The Netherlands has launched the process to acquire a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system capability later this decade, with its defence ministry seeking information from potential suppliers. With an operational system planned to enter use in the 2015-2016 financial year, the Netherlands Defence Material Organisation (DMO) has
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SAGEM has signed a contract with SIMMAD, the Maintenance Organisation of the French Ministry of Defence, to provide in-service maintenance for the Sperwer tactical unmanned aircraft system deployed by the French Army. The contract covers all maintenance, repair and technical support services for systems in service with the army
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Flight Global just released this presentation of the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 at the recent Singapore Air Show. The Hermes 900 is a natural extension of the Hermes 450 tactical UAS, with full compatibility in missions and support infrastructure. While offering all Hermes UAS family capabilities, it features larger multi-
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This amateur video recorded few days ago shows an unmanned aircraft flying over Kafr Batna, a small suburb of Damascus, Syria. Damascus is known to be equipped with just a few types of UAS. Among them, the Iranian made Mohajer 4 and Ababil and maybe also the Mirsad-1 that
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Israeli defence officials on February 26 confirmed a deal to sell Azerbaijan UAS, anti-aircraft, and missile defence systems for some $1.6 billion. Azerbaijan's contract is with the state-run Israel Aerospace Industries. Israeli defence officials, speaking under condition of anonymity, said the deal had been in
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The U.S. Air Force still has impressive plans for the future, including tying space and cyber operations more tightly into its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operation. Driving that decision is the statistic that more than 90% of cyber intrusions are actually intelligence-gathering efforts. However, near-term initiatives
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Iran's Air Defence Force assessed the preparedness and performance of its air defense artillery and mid-range missile systems against low-altitude aerial threats during the military drills along the country's coastal waters in the Persian Gulf. The drills were staged by the air defence units
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A model of the US RQ-170 captured on December 4, 2011, was displayed at Tehran during the pro-government rallies marking the 33rd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on February 11th. According to the Fars news agency, that has released a very small image taken by
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Canada's Associate Defence Minister Julian Fantino last week dismissed as “speculation” reports the government is planning to purchase armed unmanned aircraft as the F-35 programme continues to encounter delays and cost overruns. But with U.S. and industry officials admitting this week the stealth fighters will cost
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Medium Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System - Potential Tasks* Britain and France agreed on military cooperation last Friday to include a joint combat UAS programme, aircraft carrier, and combined monitoring of nuclear weapons arsenals -- all of which could cut defence costs on both sides of the Channel. Prime Minister Cameron
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"A good number" of unmanned US military and intelligence unmanned aircraft are operating in the skies over Syria, monitoring the Syrian military's attacks against opposition forces and innocent civilians alike, US defence officials told NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski. The officials said this surveillance is not
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An Indian Navy unmanned aircraft crashed into a hill at Ganesh Nagar, Vizag, near Gajuwaka RTC depot on Thursday afternoon with residents in the area that is close to Eastern Naval Command (ENC) grateful that a major tragedy had been averted. Several factories, like HPCL, Coromandel and Zinc are located