Unmanned Systems
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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 […]
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Air ForceF/A-18s, JDAMS Strike In Iraq
Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets employing laser-guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions–JDAM–bombs struck Islamist militants in Iraq on Friday in response to advances on the northern Kurdish city of Erbil, the Pentagon […]
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Unmanned SystemsUniversity of Maryland Launches New UAS Test Site
The University of Maryland (UMD) A. James Clark School of Engineering said Tuesday it is launching a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in southern Maryland. With support from […]
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ArmyArmy Examines Black Hornet As Proxy For Future Squad ISR, SA
The Army’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) is looking at Norway’s Prox Dynamics Black Hornet, a fit-in-your-hand aerial surveillance device for its Cargo Pocket Intelligence, Surveillance and […]