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FLA programme completes Phase 2 tests

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FLA programme completes Phase 2 tests

26th July 2018

DARPA has completed Phase 2 flight tests for its Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) programme, demonstrating advanced algorithms performing real-world tasks without human assistance. The programme …

USAF receives BACN-equipped Global Hawk

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USAF receives BACN-equipped Global Hawk

25th July 2018

Northrop Grumman has delivered an EQ-4B Global Hawk UAS fitted with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the US Air Force fleet, the company …

SeeByte renews UK MASTT software licences

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SeeByte renews UK MASTT software licences

24th July 2018

SeeByte has renewed all SeeTrack and Neptune licences currently used by the Royal Navy’s Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials Team (MASTT), the company announced on 18 …

GA-ASI concludes testing of HDD for MQ-25

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GA-ASI concludes testing of HDD for MQ-25

24th July 2018

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has concluded performance testing of arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for …

China harbours ‘giant’ unmanned submarine aspirations

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China harbours ‘giant’ unmanned submarine aspirations

24th July 2018

China has its heart set on large unmanned submarines that could be deployed worldwide, with an R&D; programme currently under way at the Chinese Academy …

IAI, SNC to develop tactical VTOL UAS

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IAI, SNC to develop tactical VTOL UAS

23rd July 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement to support the development of a new tactical vertical takeoff …

AARTOS for NATO summit protection

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AARTOS for NATO summit protection

23rd July 2018

Aaronia's AARTOS counter-UAS system was used by the Belgium Police to protect the 2018 NATO summit from rogue UAS threats. Various AARTOS systems were deployed …

GA-ASI selected for Netherlands UAS

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GA-ASI selected for Netherlands UAS

23rd July 2018

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced its selection to provide its UAS to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, following consideration by the Ministry of Defence. …

Raytheon addresses threats in today's civil airspace (video)

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Raytheon addresses threats in today's civil airspace (video)

20th July 2018

Studio speaks to Todd Probert, VP, Mission Support and Modernisation, Raytheon, about threats in the current civil airspace, including UAS, as well issues of congestion …

Solar powered SAT-I flies for ten hours

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Solar powered SAT-I flies for ten hours

20th July 2018

UAVOS has completed a ten hour flight test of the solar powered SAT-I UAS carrying a 600g camera payload. SAT-i is designed to perform monitoring …

Counter-UAS High Energy Laser on display at FIA 2018 (video)

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Counter-UAS High Energy Laser on display at FIA 2018 (video)

20th July 2018

The Counter-UAS High Energy Laser system from Raytheon was on display at Farnborough International Airshow 2018, mounted on a Polaris MRZR vehicle. Evan Hunt, BD …

STM’s Kargu passes precision strike test

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STM’s Kargu passes precision strike test

19th July 2018

STM’s autonomous rotary-wing kamikaze Kargu UAS has successfully passed precision strike capability tests carried out at the Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company compound in Kırıkkale, …

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