The Office of Naval Research is funding the Flexrotor UAV by Aerovel Corp. and it hopes to deploy it on vessels too small for larger drones.
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Chinese UAVs will be able to disrupt U.S. aircraft carrier operations in Taiwan Strait, South China Sea
A report by China Briefing says China’s UAV fleet will eventually be able to disrupt the navigation of U.S. aircraft carriers in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.
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U.S. State Department clears sale of SH-2G(I) to New Zealand
The U.S. State Department has given Kaman the green light to sell 11 SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters to New Zealand.
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Naval Postgraduate School studying ways to create large swarms of drones
At the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, assistant professor Timothy Chung in the Systems Engineering department hopes to design a swarm of low-cost, lightweight drones that will work together against a common foe.
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INS Viraat visits Oman
India’s sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat made its first port call to Oman and was open to visits from the public on Jun. 22.
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