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Oregon-based, family-run Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems is developing a suite of technologies to boost the performance and lighten the load for small unmanned aircraft systems.
Composites Horizons, a provider of composite tooling and composite products for space components, aircraft manufacturing and medical equipment, has announced that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has selected the company for producing an exhaust duct for the Predator C Avenger .
U.S. Marine Corps plans to arm the AAI RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft have cleared NATO treaty compliance hurdles. The service now expects to conduct a field user evaluation within 18-24 months.
Libyan rebels have been using the Aeryon Scout Micro UAS to acquire intelligence on enemy positions and to coordinate their resistance efforts.
A unmanned aircraft of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has come down in southern Afghanistan due to a technical failure, the alliance said on Saturday.
A Hermes 450, known as RQ-450 when operated by the Brazilian Air Force located a clandestine runway close to the border with Columbia. Continue reading
The Spanish government is considering introducing unmanned aircraft to increase their maritime border surveillance in the Strait of Gibraltar. Tests have already taken place.
Raytheon Company is developing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework capable of providing unmanned aircraft systems with a mechanism that enables rapid integration of weapons and sensors. Continue reading