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How uncrewed rotary platforms are shaping approaches to contested logistics

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Defence industry primes are working on an array of different platforms to meet the growing need for rotary uncrewed aerial vehicles to carry out future logistics missions.

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Drone wars: countries are looking for answers but do companies have the solutions?

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Manufacturers are speeding up their counter-drone development efforts as countries increasingly focus on procurements to provide battlefield and national protection.

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    How detection-led C-UAS solutions are transforming drone defense

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    European CCA programmes see progress as industry narrows in on key flight milestones

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    Australia’s DroneShield looks to Europe in a drive to massively increase production

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Israel wants more Hermes 900s

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Israel wants more Hermes 900s

22nd December 2016

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has said that it expects to receive additional Hermes 900 UAS in 2017 as the fleet moves toward Full Operational …

Watchkeeper all-weather capability ‘not true’

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Watchkeeper all-weather capability ‘not true’

21st December 2016

The British Army’s multi-billion pound Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system (UAS) fleet should no longer be considered an ‘all-weather’ capability, following two crashes caused by flying …

Qinetiq targets Meggitt in latest acquisition

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Qinetiq targets Meggitt in latest acquisition

21st December 2016

In a bid to expand its global reach UK based company Qinetiq has announced the acquisition of Meggitt Target Systems for the sum of £57.5 …

SW-4 Solo begins test campaign

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SW-4 Solo begins test campaign

20th December 2016

Leonardo’s SW-4 Solo remotely piloted aircraft has begun its test campaign at the Taranto-Grottaglie Airport, the company announced on 16 December. The campaign will verify the …

China seizes, returns USN glider

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China seizes, returns USN glider

20th December 2016

On 20 December China quietly returned the US Navy's UUV that it had brazenly seized five days earlier in the South China Sea. The platform …

FCAS demonstrator phase to start in 2017

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FCAS demonstrator phase to start in 2017

17th December 2016

Senior officials from the UK and France signed an agreement on 16 December that will enable the next phase of the Future Combat Air System …

India speeding up Predator buy

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India speeding up Predator buy

16th December 2016

India is pursuing plans to buy high-altitude, long endurance UAVs from the US to meet the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements of its navy and …

DJI thinks big for wider applications

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DJI thinks big for wider applications

16th December 2016

DJI, which at last count enjoyed a 70% market share in the sale of consumer UAVs according to an Oppenheimer report, continues to emphasise the …

Next phase of civil airspace UAS integration trials begin

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Next phase of civil airspace UAS integration trials begin

15th December 2016

A new phase of trials for the integration of UAS into UK airspace has begun using a BAE Systems Jetstream 31 flying testbed, the company …

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AirMap, DigiCert unveil Drone ID

15th December 2016

A new system that provides instant authentication of an unmanned aircraft’s identity certificate has been introduced by AirMap for UAS operations.  The publicly-trusted SSL/TLS certificate, …

Enhanced Epsilon 140 introduced

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Enhanced Epsilon 140 introduced

14th December 2016

Octopus ISR Systems Europe has introduced an enhanced version of the Epsilon 140 UAV gimbal with dual sensor payload, the company announced on 13 December. …

Navy UAV requirements up in the air

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Navy UAV requirements up in the air

14th December 2016

The deployment of an Insitu Blackjack to a UK Royal Navy (RN) ship intended for 2017 has been put on hold due to US Marine Corps requirements. …

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