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Lockheed Martin has revealed a new concept aircraft it calls the Sea Ghost that it will propose for the US Navy's forthcoming unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft. The company says the design "leverages its experience with the RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the
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Researchers at Texas State University's River Systems Institute have developed a UAS to survey wetlands, wildlife management areas and monitor the health of rivers, plants and animals. Painted yellow and red and nicknamed "Ronnie" after a fast food restaurant character, it's battery-powered and equipped
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Airstar International, a manufacturer of radio controlled unmanned aircraft system (UAS) helicopters, announced that it will unveil a new line of cutting-edge helicopters at the upcoming International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Exposition from September 29 - October 3 in San Diego. The new line was made possible in
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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has rekindled a maritime vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) concept demonstration to inform a possible follow-on acquisition programme for a shipborne UAS to operate from Royal Navy (RN) surface ships. Known as the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) Capability
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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is looking at birds' perceptual and maneuvering abilities as inspiration for small unmanned aircraft autonomy.An ONR-funded, five-year Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program is examining the control and behavioral processes of birds and other small animals when flying at high speeds through
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Since at least February, the Syrian government has been using Iranian-built UAS to track and target Free Syrian Army rebels in their strongholds, including Homs and Hamah. Now some fresh commercial satellite imagery provides new details about the unmanned aircraft’s possible tactics and capabilities. Based on the imagery, acquired
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One of Russia's manufacturers of unmanned aircarft, Zala Aero, has provided the Russian government with more than 70 unmanned systems, each containing several aircraft. According to an article published Monday on Open Democracy Russia. The Kremlin's romance with drones started in 2006, when the Interior Ministry
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General Mark Welsh, the next Air Force Chief of Staff, admitted that the service's fiscal 2013 budget was "simply not executable" in the face of Congressional opposition over cuts to the Air National Guard. Welsh vowed to work with Congress, the Guard, and governors "so
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US Army Colonel Tim Baxter is project manager for the Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Programme Office. He spoke to Defense Systems Editor-in-Chief Barry Rosenberg about deployment of a company of Gray Eagle to Afghanistan, the use of universal systems and interoperability, and the weaponization of the Shadow. Also
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U.S. Air Force researchers are surveying industry for companies able to develop sensor-fusion technology that enables unmanned aircraft to sense and avoid other aircraft while flying in controlled U.S. airspace. The Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, has released a
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The Pentagon is seeking to send hand-launched UAS to Kenya as part of a $40 million-plus military aid package designed to help four African countries fight al Qaeda and al Shabaab militants, notably in Somalia, the Wall Street Journal reported. Kenya would get eight "Raven" unmanned aircraft systems
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29-year-old Zfort Ertfay quickly interrupted a brisk walk on the Qawra sea-front in Malta when he spotted an unidentified flying object hovering over the horizon last week and took this photo with his mobile phone. He was unable to make out what it was, except that it was triangular in