Selex ES’s Falcon Shield counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system is one of the latest product in the market for detecting and defeating micro- and mini-UAVs.
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Dutch air force chief says Future Vertical Lift not ambitious enough
Lt. Gen. Alexander Schnitger, head of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), has criticized the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program for not being ambitious enough.
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Orion UAV in storage
Despite setting a world record in December, the U.S. Air Force appears to have stop testing the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle from Aurora Flight Sciences.
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Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences
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Lockheed Martin’s proposed successor to the U-2
At the annual Air Force Association conference in Washington, Lockheed Martin unveil its proposed tactical reconnaissance aircraft to replace the U-2.
Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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BAE Systems Taranis to make final flights this year
The British Ministry of Defense has said that the BAE Systems Taranis will make its third and possibly final round of tests this year.
By Mike Young (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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