Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceCompromise Spending Bill Cuts GCV, Aircraft; Preserves Navy Shipbuilding
The detailed spending bill Congress released Monday night generally preserves military procurement in fiscal year 2014, adding billions of dollars to Navy shipbuilding but slightly reducing the Joint Strike Fighter […]
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Air ForceFrench MQ-9 Reapers Delivered, Deploy To Sahel Region
The French Ministry of Defense said the first system of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles have been delivered to the French air force and deployed […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Triton Drone Completes Ninth Test Flight
The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton program has reached the half-way point of flight testing designed to meet key requirements, and the first two of the unmanned aerial vehicles are due to […]
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InternationalU.S. To Ship Drones To Iraqis, White House Confirms
The United States is moving quickly to provide the Iraqi government with additional military equipment such as unarmed drones to help Baghdad counter a strengthening al-Qaeda-led insurgency, White House confirmed […]
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PentagonMore Interoperability Needed In Unmanned Systems, Pentagon Says
The Pentagon’s rapid development and deployment of unmanned systems over the last decade has resulted in too many which are incapable of interacting with other platforms or external systems, an […]
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Air ForcePentagon Aims To Arm More Drones
There will be growing requirements in the future for arming unmanned aerial vehicles with small, precision-guided weapons to enable the military to operate in a broader range of environments and […]
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CongressFAA Announces Test Sites For UAV Integration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled the locations of planned test sites for integrating unmanned aerial vehicles into the national airspace, selecting six out of more than two dozen […]
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Navy/USMCMine Hunting System For LCS Ready For Operational Assessment
The remote minehunting system designed for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships is ready for operational evaluation following the completion this month of developmental testing, the service said Thursday. The remote […]
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Navy/USMCKearsarge ARG, 26th MEU Deployment Highlights Shift in Marine Aviation Mix
The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which recently returned home from an eight-month deployment to support 5th Fleet, operated with a unique mix of new and […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Sub Launches All-Electric, Fuel Cell UAV
A Navy submarine has launched an unmanned aerial vehicle powered by fuel cells in the culmination of a project that took less than six years and is designed for special […]