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The US Government is asking Iran to return the Lockheed Martin-built RQ-170 Sentinel that was recently downed over that country. Continue reading
US Air Force Orders General Atomics Avenger
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The US Air Force is buying a single General Atomics Predator C Avenger jet-powered unmanned combat aircraft.
Secret US-French UAS Base in Libya?
Algerian media report that the US and France have jointly established a secret unmanned aircraft base in the Libyan Desert, near the area of Katroune. Continue reading
Australian Certified UAV Operators Association Unveils New Web Site
The Australian Certified UAV Operators Association has just unveiled its new web site. Continue reading
UK Company Supplied High-Performance Metallic and Composite Structures for X-47B
GKN Aerospace (Isle of Wight, UK) reported that it supplied many of the composite parts and structures for the second X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration aircraft. Continue reading
Google Maps Reveals Secret UAS Test Field in Nevada
A Google Maps satellite image of an isolated airstrip in Nevada shows a secret but operational unmanned aircraft test facility. Continue reading
Insitu Pacific to Monitor Illegal Fishing off Queensland, Australia
Australia’s Minister for Tourism, Manufacturing and Small Business, Jan Jarratt, has announced plans to trial unmanned aircraft to catch illegal fishing vessels in waters off Queensland. Continue reading
Predator B Catches Cow Rustlers in North Dakota
Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke went looking for six missing cows on the Brossart family farm in the early evening of June 23. Three men brandishing rifles chased him off, he said. Continue reading