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Israel said to be world leader in UAV exportsTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) May 20, 2013 Israel's high-tech defense industry leads the world in exporting unmanned aerial vehicles, a new study says, while UAV designers are reported to be moving toward developing drones so advanced they could replace manned aircraft. The international business consultancy Frost and Sullivan reports that over the last eight years Israeli manufacturers have sold UAVs worth more than $4.6 billion. Just more than half of the deals in 2005-12 were with European states, primarily Germany, Poland, th ... read more |
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 Northrop Grumman, US Navy Complete Triton Unmanned Aircraft's First Flight Lockheed Martin Completes Milestone for Training Element of United States Ballistic Missile Defense System General Dynamics to Deliver U.S. Army's Newest Tactical Ground Station Intelligence System Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead Defense Acquisition Board approves Standard Missile-6 full-rate production DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness | .. |
 Australia considers UAS acquisition Australia is eyeing possible acquisition of the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. ... more | .. |
 Carrier-based unmanned jet launch set to open new markets The U.S. Navy's launch of a carrier-based unmanned aircraft opens new markets for defense industries as the catapult-driven flight is celebrated across the sector as a milestone event. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Catapult X-47B From Carrier Into History Books Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy has launched a new chapter in the history of unmanned systems - carrier-capable unmanned aircraft - by successfully catapulting the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Syste ... more | .. |
 Raytheon delivers electronic jamming capability for Gray Eagle UAS Raytheon has delivered two electronic attack payloads in support of the U.S. Army's Networked Electronic Warfare, Remotely Operated (NERO) system. The payloads were delivered as part of a contract a ... more |
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 Hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial drone sets endurance record Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory say they've set a record by flying a liquid-hydrogen powered unmanned aerial vehicle for 48 hours straight. ... more | .. |
US drone makes first catapult launch off a carrier: Navy The US Navy successfully launched an unmanned plane off the deck of an aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday, in what officials called a breakthrough for robotic aviation. ... more | .. |
 Insitu Pacific delivers ScanEagle UAS A ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system has been delivered to Japan by Australia's Insitu Pacific for use by the country's land self-defense force. ... more | .. |
 Germany cancels 'Euro Hawk' drone programme Germany has cancelled a planned 'Euro Hawk' drone programme fearing European authorities will not certify them, a defence ministry source said Tuesday after reported European safety concerns. ... more |
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 NRL Shatters Endurance Record for Small Electric UAV Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger UAV for 48 hours and 1 minute on April 16-18 by using liquid hydrogen fuel in a new, NRL-developed, cryogenic ... more | .. |
Plane in 500-mile flight in Britain while controlled from the ground A specially adapted aircraft has become the first to fly "unmanned" across shared British airspace as part of an experiment, researchers said. ... more | .. |
Iran unveils new attack drone Iran unveiled on Thursday a new drone, dubbed the Epic, capable of carrying out both surveillance and attack missions, the Mehr news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct First Arrested Landing of X-47B Unmanned Demonstrator Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. Conducted May 4 at the Navy's shore-based catap ... more |
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Outside View: Drones: Say it with figures Attacking drones, the most effective counter-terrorism tool the United States has found thus far, is a new cause celebre among progressive public intellectuals and major segments of the media. ... more | .. |
 ESA-EDA Flight Demonstration On Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Insertion Into Civil Airspace San Javier Air Base (Murcia) was selected to conduct the trials and demonstrate that satellite communications are suitable to operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPASs) and integrate them int ... more | .. |
 Israel builds up its war robot industry Israel, which has the most advanced defense industry in the Middle East, is in the forefront of the rapidly expanding drone business that's changing the way wars will be fought for decades to come. ... more | .. |
Israel downs Lebanon drone off northern coast The Israeli air force on Thursday shot down a drone from Lebanon off the northern coast of Israel in an incident described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "extremely grave." ... more |
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 Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries Israel eyes Syrian missile threat to gas fields Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership Areva, world's 2nd uranium company heavily present in Niger Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3 | .. |
 US drone destroys Taliban base in Pakistan, five killed A US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban training camp in Pakistan on Wednesday, destroying the compound and killing at least five militants, local officials said. ... more | .. |
 Pentagon calls off new medal for drone, cyber warriors Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled a new combat medal for US troops who launch drone strikes or cyber attacks after a torrent of criticism from veterans and lawmakers. ... more | .. |
 Red Cross chief criticises drone use outside battlefields Red Cross chief Peter Maurer on Tuesday condemned US drone strikes outside areas officially engulfed in armed conflict, warning against a creeping expansion of the definition of what constitutes a battlefield. ... more | .. |
 Saudis 'turn to South Africa for UAVs' Saudi Arabia, refused armed unmanned aerial vehicles by Washington, reportedly has turned to South Africa's state-owned Denel Dynamics defense company to help Riyadh develop its own armed UAV program. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman Receives Contract Modification for Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Northrop Grumman recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Air Force. Issued by the Global Hawk Sys ... more | .. |
 AeroVironment Receives Order US Army for RQ-11B Raven UAVs And Gimbaled Payloads AeroVironment has received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not to exceed value of $65,538,759. ... more | .. |
 US drones kill four in NW Pakistan: officials At least four militants have been killed by a US drone strike on Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Germany looking to buy weaponised drones from Israel Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponised drones for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, the weekly Der Spiegel reported. ... more |
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