French MQ-9s now operating in Africa will soon be weaponized, Defense Minister Florence Parly disclosed on Sept. 5 during her visit to Toulon.
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Iran reveals drone base
Iran inaugurate a previously undisclosed unmanned aerial vehicle base on Sept. 3.
MQ-25 will offload 15,000lbs of JP5 at 500nm
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker revealed to U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings that the MQ-25 is to deliver about 15,000 pounds of fuel at 500 nautical miles from the aircraft carrier for its mission tanker role.
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Video gamers beat GA pilots at flying drones
A study by University of Liverpool found that video gamers are much better than general aviation pilots as operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
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Indonesia to have indigenous UAVs by 2022
Indonesia’s Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) is planning to introduce an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by 2022.
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