Unmanned Systems
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CyberMilitary Video Surveillance Software To Launch Commercially, Following Civilian Drone Market
Software first used by the Air Force to correct and stabilize wide-area surveillance video will now be released commercially as the civilian use of drones and satellite video expands, MotionDSP, […]
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InternationalGeneral Atomics Participates With Sensors In NATO Trial
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has completed participation in NATOs’ Unified Vision trial with a range of sensors operating off an MQ-9 Reaper surrogate in the form of a King Air […]
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International
Think Tank Calls For Review of UAV Export Rules To Avoid Repeat of Satellite Controversies
A major Washington think tank has recommended a review and revision of U.S. export rules on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to avoid the controversies that cost the domestic satellite industry […]
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Homeland SecurityFAA Says Four UAS Test Sites Operational
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 20 said that the Texas A&M University test site for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is now operational, bringing to four the number of […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman, Navy, Successful In Simultaneous Flight Tests of Manned, Unmanned Helicopters Aboard LCS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Navy June 11 said they recently successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The […]
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InternationalSwiss DDPS Taps Elbit Hermes 900 HFE Over IAI Super Heron For New UAS Model
The Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) has chosen the Israeli Elbit Systems Hermes 900 HFE over the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Super Heron as its […]
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Unmanned SystemsAeroVironment’s Puma First UAS FAA Certified For Commercial Work Over Land
AeroVironment [AVAV] June 10 said BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., selected the company to provide mapping, Geographic Information System (GIS) and other commercial information services at its Prudhoe Bay oil field, […]
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ArmyNATO Land Forces Losing Combat Capacity, New Essay Finds
NATO has no equal in terms of gross domestic product and has the world’s largest aggregate defense sector, but declining defense budgets and dwindling public support for complex foreign deployments […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Looks To Speed Up UAS Integration For Some Commercial Use
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is examining the possibility of allowing the early integration of small unmanned aerial vehicles into national airspace on a limited basis and for specific commercial […]
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Pentagon
Think Tank Warns Pentagon At Risk Of Falling Behind On Unmanned Systems
The Pentagon’s interest in unmanned systems appears to be waning with the conclusion of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the military must continue to invest in the technology […]