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RQ-21A Blackjack flies in Hawaii

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RQ-21A Blackjack flies in Hawaii

24th October 2018

The US Marine Corps’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 has conducted its first flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack UAS at Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe …

Euronaval 2018: Hero prepares for flight trials from Italian FREMM

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Euronaval 2018: Hero prepares for flight trials from Italian FREMM

24th October 2018

Leonardo’s AWHero VTOL UAV will begin flight trials off of an Italian Navy FREMM frigate early next year, as preparations continue for its participation in …

Rheinmetall, DST partner on autonomous systems

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Rheinmetall, DST partner on autonomous systems

24th October 2018

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has signed a strategic research and development partnership agreement with Defence Science and Technology (DST) to develop autonomous vehicle systems for land …

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Alion to support US Navy UUVs

23rd October 2018

Alion Science and Technology will support the US Navy’s Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Family of Systems (FoS) under a new contract announced on 17 October. …

Philippine police order 700 UAVs

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Philippine police order 700 UAVs

23rd October 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) moved towards becoming a major UAS user in the country when it logged an order for approximately 700 units, as …

Euronaval 2018: France marches on with naval ambitions

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Euronaval 2018: France marches on with naval ambitions

22nd October 2018

With France's military embarking on a series of modernisation programmes the naval service has its focus on providing for its future requirements under a variety …

Orbital UAV extends agreement with Insitu

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Orbital UAV extends agreement with Insitu

22nd October 2018

Orbital UAV has extended its long term agreement (LTA) with Insitu for the delivery of multiple propulsion systems and services across Insitu’s range of UAS …

RCN puts tracking systems to the test

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RCN puts tracking systems to the test

19th October 2018

The Royal Canadian Navy is using the Snyper micro UAS as part of work to test the effectiveness of its naval tracking systems, the navy …

Helitech 2018: Euroavionics places hopes for UAV space in Vader

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Helitech 2018: Euroavionics places hopes for UAV space in Vader

19th October 2018

Euroavionics, a subsidiary of Hensoldt, is working to introduce a new VTOL UAV – dubbed Vader – into the already crowded unmanned market as the …

DARPA seeks proposals for third swarm sprint

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DARPA seeks proposals for third swarm sprint

18th October 2018

DARPA is seeking proposals for its third swarm sprint, which will focus on the topics of human-swarm teaming and swarm tactics, the agency announced on …

Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration

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Bell, Yamato enter strategic collaboration

18th October 2018

Bell Helicopter and Yamato Holdings have entered into a strategic collaboration to integrate UAS systems and package handling systems for civilian on-demand logistics services, Textron …

Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre

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Thales opens UK Maritime Autonomy Centre

18th October 2018

Thales has opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth, UK, for the development of autonomous systems technologies, the company announced on …

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