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Boeing plans EMARSS aircraft delivery to Army in December
The company plans to deliver four EMARSS intelligence-gathering aircraft in December, an official says.
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Army seeks new technology submissions for fall NIE
The Army has issued a sources sought document to attract new technologies for inclusion into this fall's Network Integration Evaluation.
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Navy wants self-navigating unmanned cargo aircraft
The Navy is soliciting bids for an unmanned vertical takeoff and landing program that would produce an aircraft capable of resupplying Marine units in isolated parts of Afghanistan.
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3 pressing needs of next-gen electronic warfare
The next generation of warfare will require sophisticated electronic and directed energy weapons.
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US military increasingly relies on unmanned aircraft, report says
The military has 7,494 unmanned aircraft while the number of manned aircraft is 10,767, Congressional Research Service reports.
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Navy's tiny Cicada drone designed to avoid enemy detection
The Navy's tiny Cicada unmanned aerial vehicle is designed to glide undetected through hostile territory as it collects data.
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Marines push forward with unmanned helo testing in Afghanistan
A team comprised of 16 Kaman technicians and eight Marines are conducting a six-month evaluation of two of the company’s K-Max unmanned cargo helicopters at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province.
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Air Force, Raytheon team on UAS electro-optical sensor work
Raytheon will improve the resolution of a key electro-optical sensor payload used for unmanned aircraft systems, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft under a new Air Force contract.
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A glimpse into future UAS warfare
The Pentagon and the defense industry are working quietly on future strategies for how to best deploy unmanned aircraft systems in a way that minimizes the risk of losing the valuable assets to enemy fire or malfunction.
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Navy's 5th Fleet begins testing long-range UAV
The Navy has begun testing a prototype of its high-altitude, long-range unmanned aerial vehicle with its 5th Fleet.
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Increasing number of civilians work in the UAS kill chain
Some senior military officials are questioning whether direct contractor support of unmanned aircraft systems is appropriate.
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Army to test Hummingbird unmanned helos in Afghanistan
The Army plans to send three of Boeing’s A160 Hummingbird unmanned helicopters to Afghanistan this spring to boost the service’s reconnaissance capabilities.
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Navy's X-47B enters next phase of testing at Pax River
The Navy X-47B unmanned aerial vehicle has arrived at Patuxent Naval Air Station, Md., where it will undergo testing for carrier-based operations that will include the use of catapult and arresting gear.
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Navy readies Switchblade UAV for submarine missions
The Navy plans to launch AreoVironment's small, expendable Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicle from a submerged submarine during a naval exercise next year in the Pacific Ocean.
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Defense bill calls for domestic UAS test sites
The 2012 defense bill calls for six pilot test sites for domestic unmanned aircraft systems, a measure lauded by some and cautioned by others.
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Navy's X-47B on truck trailer mistaken for UFO
Some Kansas residents mistook the fuselage of a Navy X-47B unmanned aircraft being shipped across country by truck for a flying saucer that had been found by public officials.
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Air Force UAV operators face long hours, erratic schedules: survey
About half of the operators of Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles have high levels of job-related stress mostly tied to the long and erratic hours they work.
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Global Hawk sale to South Korea put off for further study
The sale of up to four Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles to South Korea to boost that nation’s reconnaissance capability has been postponed by the U.S. Congress for further study.
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Military prepares MUOS satellite for February launch
Lockheed Martin delivered the Navy’s first Mobile Uses Objective System satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in preparation for launch in February 2012 aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle.
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