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December 30, 2015

Tern moves closer to full-scale demonstration of VTOL UAVs for small ships
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 30, 2015
Small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates could greatly increase their effectiveness if they had their own unmanned air systems (UASs) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other capabilities at long range around the clock. Current state-of-the-art UASs, however, lack the ability to take off and land from confined spaces in rough seas and achieve efficient long-duration flight. Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR ... read more

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Modi meets Putin in Russia with eye on defence deals

PM Abe's cabinet approves largest defence budget

China tests rail-based long-range missile capable of hitting US

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