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The UK has spent more than £2bn on buying and developing military UAS over the past five years and is poised to commit an extra £2bn for another new unmanned aircraft, according to a report. The figures show how the Ministry of Defence has poured money into buying and researching
Military
Iran's propaganda organ Press TV claims that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new indigenous unmanned aircraft with 24-hour nonstop flight capability. Called Shahed 129, it can carry out combat and reconnaissance missions with its 24-hour nonstop flight capability. The home-made aircraft is capable of
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Beijing said it will deploy unmanned aircraft to monitor the Diaoyu Islands and other disputed islets as it postponed a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of Sino-Japan diplomatic ties. Xinhua News Agency said the bases for unmanned aircraft will be built in coastal provinces within the 12th five-year plan
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The use of UAS in Pakistan normally brings to mind images of US Predators attacking tribal areas. But UAS now are being used to capture a different kind of picture in the country — showing some of the world's highest mountains being scaled by world-class climbers through some of
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Pictures of the wreckage of a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator shot down in Turkey were released by the Kurdish Firat News Agency on September 19. The aircraft was shot down by the Kurd rebels on Sept. 18, during an operation against the rebel bastion of Uludere, in the
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City workers fanned out across lower Manhattan to quickly investigate and remove a series of fake NYPD “public service” ads depicting the police force as drone-deploying Big Brother that someone installed in bus shelters. The bright blue signs — which were first spotted Tuesday morning near Whitehall and Waters Sts. but
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A group of 15 University of Minnesota students is trying to harness UAS technology for flight research and civilian use. The students recently won a grant from NASA to use their unmanned aircraft to re-create the movements of larger commercial airplanes such as the Air France flight 447 that crashed
Testing
Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center have a new twist on an old saying, "Look Ma, no hands," when it comes to piloting a small plane -- thanks to a partnership with The MITRE Corporation and the University of North Dakota. The team is using a
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The United States Government Accountability Office concluded in a report to Congress that measuring progress and addressing potential privacy concerns would facilitate integration of UAS into the National Airspace System. The report concluded that progress has been made, but additional work is needed to overcome many of the obstacles to
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Within the framework of its Global Access Initiative and its longstanding support of ICAO, UVS International has agreed to support the Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Symposium organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Québec, Canada on 16-19 October 2012. This unique event will bring together key partners from the
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Rheinmetall Airborne Systems expects to complete the 1,000th operational flight of a leased Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 in Afghanistan during October, as the German government nears a decision on whether to buy a medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance system outright. Flown in Afghanistan under a service provision deal since June
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Surveillance camera systems are riding an upward spiral. They’re improving their image quality, bringing more benefits, and that’s sparking more demand for information gathered by UAS and UGVs. As this increased interest drives market growth, these unmanned platforms are increasingly carrying a range of sensors, including full-motion cameras