Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceWhite House Seeks $5 Billion More To Fight ISIL
The Obama administration on Monday sent Congress a $5.6 billion budget amendment, including $5 billion for the Defense Department, to fund war-related operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and […]
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InternationalGermany To Resume EuroHawk Flights; Confirms Interest In Navy’s Triton
The German Defense Ministry plans to resume testing of the EuroHawk unmanned aerial vehicle similar to the U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk, a move that comes more than one year […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Grants Small UAS Approvals To Hollywood Aerial Video Production Firms
Marking another step toward commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday granted regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video […]
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InternationalGermany Showing Interest In Navy’s Triton In Wake Of EuroHawk Debacle
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The German Defense Ministry has been inquiring with the U.S. Navy about Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Triton, the high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle similar to EuroHawk, the program that sparked […]
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Unmanned SystemsTextron Fury Conducts Live Fire Demonstrations
Textron [TXT] recently demonstrated its new Fury weapon system, designed to provide a precision strike capability for the Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle, other small UAVs and even manned helicopters and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Reduce Planned Buys Of Northrop Grumman Tritons
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy may decrease the number of Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft it plans to buy because they have proven to be more reliable than expected […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy’s Triton Makes First Cross-Country Flight; Arrives At Pax
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.–The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Thursday, completing its maiden flight across the country and moving closer to sensor payload testing. The […]
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Navy/USMCUCLASS RFP Delayed Pending Budget Review, Navy Says
The Navy has delayed the release of its Request For Proposals (RFP) for its envisioned unmanned carrier- launched aircraft until a budget review process is completed this fall, the service […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Conducts UAS Flights Aboard Ice Breaker In Arctic
Researchers from the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this month conducted a series of flight tests of a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard the Coast Guard […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Performs X-47B Flight Operations With Manned Aircraft For First Time
The Navy over the weekend performed a series of flight tests with the unmanned X-47B that the service said showed unmanned aircraft are compatible with manned carrier aviation without significant […]