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• Iran to Deploy New Missile Air-Defense System, Produce UAVs

  
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  TEHRAN: Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi stated on February 8 that Iran is creating production lines to build two new locally developed unmanned aerial vehicles and will soon be deploying a new air-defense system. The new UAVs in Iranian service are known as Rad (Thunder), which is an attack drone, and ...
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• Iran builds own aerial drones with strike capabilities

  
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  Moscow: Iran started on Monday production of two domestically-developed unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering high-precision bombing strikes and performing reconnaissance missions, the Fars news agency said. Iran unveiled the drones , dubbed Rad (Thunder) and Nazir (Harbinger), at a plant in the ...
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• Poland to buy aerial drones for its troops in Afghanistan

  
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  Warsaw: Poland is set to buy eight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from an Israeli defense firm to strengthen its contingent in Afghanistan, the countrys defense minister said on Monday. "Four drones will be delivered to Afghanistan [for the Polish contingent there] and the four others will be used for training in ...
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• IAI-Made UAS in Operational Use by 5 Armed Forces in Afghanistan

  
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  The Canadian, French, German and Australian air forces and the Spanish army have all chosen to employ Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to support their troops fighting in Afghanistan. The Canadian and the French air forces have both utilized IAIs Heron UAS, while the Spanish army uses ...
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• Afghanistan-Pakistan Special: Mr Obama’s Revenge of the Drones

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 637
  Much tinkling of the keypads has ensued in the drive to comment on the Obama Administration’s Afghanistan strategy, in particular the escalation of troop strength. Less noticed in the clatter, particularly in the UK, has been the Pakistan portion of the strategy. Dribs and drabs of that approach have leaked out over ...
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• Reaper exhibit opens at Air Force museum

  
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  DAYTON, Ohio: Air Force and industry officials joined National Museum of the U.S Air Force officials for the opening of the museums new MQ-9 Reaper exhibit Jan. 25 here. As a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft, the Reaper locates and destroys time-critical and highly mobile targets and provides ...
  2 weeks ago

• VTOL Technologies develop new UAV

  
  Gadget News and Reviews — Authority: 166
  VTOL Technologies of the UK have come up with a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) which is touted to deliver a higher payload capacity despite being smaller and lighter in size compared to its previous efforts. Apart from that, another advantage of that new model would be its ability to boast up to four times the ...
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• The march of technology brings “The Forty-Year Drone War”

  
  Fabius Maximus — Authority: 476
  In Technology of War Martin van Creveld, the greatest historian of our time, describes how new technology affects both the nature of war — and the societies that use them.  Today we have taken a large step into the future by deploying unmaned aerial vehicals as flying assasines.  We can make only two guesses as ...
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• US to Provide Shadow UAVs to Pakistan

  
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  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The United States plans to provide Pakistan RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles to support their fight on extremists, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates confirmed today during a roundtable session with Pakistani reporters. The United States has been working with the Pakistani military for more ...
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• Soldiers in Iraq Employ New Unmanned Aircraft System

  
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  CAMP TAJI, Iraq: Placing a new aircraft in a combat situation is a true test of its capabilities and future role within the Army. Unmanned aircraft systems have become a mainstay in military operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom; injecting new concepts and technologies will only further push the uses of these ...
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• Army Prepares To Fight Terrorists With Laser Weapons

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 480
  The U.S. Army is preparing to take on terrorists with laser-like precision… Literally.The military envisions a future of laser warfare ultra-precise weapons based on devastatingly powerful beams of light. It’s only a matter of time until the U.S. Army fights terrorists and other enemy combatants with laser beams, ...
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• U.S. to develop missile that could eject micro-UAV in mid-flight

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  The U.S. military plans to develop a missile that would transport an unmanned aerial vehicle to enemy territory. The U.S. Army has drafted plans to produce a missile that could rapidly transport a micro-UAV for reconnaissance missions. Under the design, the missile would contain the UAV and eject the intelligence, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Global Hawk to Aid In Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts

  
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  BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --- Officials from the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron here launched an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft from Beale Air Force Base Jan. 13 to assist with the humanitarian aid mission in Haiti after the country suffered a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. The squadron received the ...
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• Earthquake in Haiti – January 15 evening

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 578
  “When we went in, we expected there to be worse conditions at the airport, but by the time we got there, all communication, navigation, and lighting systems were up and running,” said Air Force Lt. Col. William Baulkmon, an aircraft commander from the 179th Airlift Wing, based in Mansfield, Ohio. [[ This is a ...
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• Heron UAV to Support Australian Troops In Afganistan

  
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  The first Australian-leased Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has started initial operations supporting Australian, Afghan and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Under Project Nankeen, the Defence Materiel Organisation has signed a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd ...
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• Unmanned aircraft changing Soldiers’ battlefield perspective

  
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  WASHINGTON: Soldiers need the tactical advantages their unmanned aircraft systems provide to be integrated into their units, so they arent forced to endure lengthy approval chains that can cost lives, according to UAS experts. "Most of the living and dying is going on in squad, platoon and company level in this ...
  4 weeks ago

• 16 Taliban killed in drone attacks in Afghanistan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 690
  Kabul, Jan 12 (DPA) At least 16 Taliban militants were killed in US-led airstrikes carried out by pilotless aircraft in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Tuesday.NATO pinpointed a group of insurgents who were moving mortar rounds and ammunition Monday near a safe ...
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• Army to Increase Medevac Support, Add New CAB, more UAVs

  
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  WASHINGTON: The Armys top operations officer said yesterday that not only will the Army add a new combat aviation brigade to the warfight, it will also increase the number of aircraft in medical evacuation companies. Speaking at the annual Association of the U.S. Army Aviation Symposium and Exhibition here, Lt. Gen. ...
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• Unmanned Aircraft Program Grows to Support Demand

  
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  WASHINGTON: Discussions about the Army’s use of unmanned systems in the combat theater are likely to focus on bomb-detecting robots and ground vehicles able to navigate through hazardous terrain. Chances are the discussion won’t immediately go to one of the fast-growing fields in the Army: unmanned aircraft ...
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• Korea Aerospace University and KIST plan solar-powered UAV

  
  Ecofriend — Authority: 638
  Eco Factor: Zero-emission UAV designed to fly on solar energy. Korea Aerospace University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have signed an MoU to develop a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle that can hover at an altitude of 20,000m for several months before landing. The UAV will use ...
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