Aviation News
The Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) being developed by the U.S. Office of Naval Research has been selected as one of its finalists for the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy.
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The U.S. Air Force has decided that the MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle will be retired from operational service on Mar. 9 at Creech Air Force Base.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen
In its Fiscal Year 2019 budget briefing on Feb. 12, the U.S. Navy has laid out the latest road map for its acquisition of the MQ-25A carrier-borne unmanned aerial tanker.
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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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A Jan. 26 report by Christopher Biggers for Jane’s says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the first export customer of the Chinese-made Wing Loong II.
By Mztourist (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Promark Drone P70-CW was found abandoned on a taxiway inside NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base by a F-16 pilot on Jan. 6.
By Capt Brian Wagner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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