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US Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are beginning initial deployment of the Switchblade unmanned aircraft system. A product of AeroVironment, the aircraft is light enough to be man-packable, simple enough to be deployed in minutes and can fly off over the horizon sending back video. It can loiter and
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The first Çaldıran, produced by the Turkish Kale Kalıp-Baykar joint venture, has already completed production and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will start to deploy it next week. The joint venture won a contract to produce 12 UAS from the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM). The Çaldıran is
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US-deployed Predators at İncirlik Air Base in southern Turkey completed their first test flights on Tuesday. Two of the four Predators deployed on November 14 at İncirlik Air base made their first test flights in Adana. The lift-off operation was carried out by the American staff of the
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The US Air Force has asked industry to develop a new heat and motion sensor capable of detecting enemy gunfire from 25,000 feet over the battlefield — and then swiftly directing a bomb or missile onto the shooter. Installed on the Air Force’s existing fleet of Reapers, the gunfire-
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This video of an Iranian Armed Forces Military Parade, featuring several unmanned aircraft and a Mobile Ground Control Station, just appeared on the Internet. Skip forward to about 3 minutes 3o to go straight to the unamanned aircraft, and turn the volume down to avoid the propaganda... Source: YouTube/armyreco
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India’s domestic unmanned aircraft programme is progressing on schedule. The Rustom-2 project is spread over 66 months, according to P S Krishnan Director of Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) laboratory. Rustom-2 would have a wingspan of over 21 meters
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The United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence has outlined a long-term acquisition strategy that includes fielding a next-generation fighter and an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) between 2018 and 2025. Both requirements were revealed for the first time at the Dubai International Air Chiefs' Conference
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Pieces of an unmanned aircraft that were found in a fisherman’s net on the southern coast of Turkey have sparked a controversy as they might belong to a Heron, a trademark piece of equipment from the Israeli military. The event started speculation that Israel might be conducting surveillance missions
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Ankara has claimed it will have sole responsibility for the routes and missions of four US Predators deployed to an air base in southeastern Turkey last month to help with efforts to track down and gather intelligence on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists.The aircraft in Turkey will be operational
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Embraer has revealed the first image of a new medium-altitude UAS now under development and aimed for the Brazilian defence and security market.The twin-boomed aircraft is being developed by the Harpia joint venture formed in September between Embraer and Elbit Systems subsidiary AEL. However, the Harpia UAS
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The Israeli Air Force's largest unmanned aircraft is scheduled to begin operations within several months after eight years in development.Several Eitan UAS are scheduled to begin operations in the various combat sectors including Gaza and Lebanon. The Eitan is 14 meters long and has 26 meter-long
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The US Navy has extended the use of Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout in Afghanistan through most of next year. A team of US Navy sailors and Northrop Grumman employees began their mission in May to gather 300 hours per month of full-motion video surveillance and deliver it