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Canada tried and failed to buy second-hand drones

Posted on September 9, 2017September 8, 2017 by alert5

According to Ottawa Citizen, the Canadian government tried to buy second-hand drones from allies last year. However, no country had excess unmanned aerial vehicles to sell to Canada.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen
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France to arm its MQ-9s

Posted on September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by alert5

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

Posted on September 5, 2017 by alert5

Iran inaugurate a previously undisclosed unmanned aerial vehicle base on Sept. 3.

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MQ-25 will offload 15,000lbs of JP5 at 500nm

Posted on September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 by alert5

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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Graphic: Lockheed Martin
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Video gamers beat GA pilots at flying drones

Posted on August 31, 2017August 31, 2017 by alert5

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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By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Research, UAV

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