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Flight testing of the MS-177 sensor payload on the RQ-4 Global Hawk has started in earnest with the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the sensor airborne for the first time at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California facility.
Photo: Northrop Grumman
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A commercial imaging satellite flew over the Gromov Flight Research Institute near Moscow on May 31, 2016 and managed to capture a picture of the new Russia MALE unmanned aerial vehicle – Orion.
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Photo: TerraServer
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta North America subsidiary has picked up a $15.5 million order from the U.S. Air Force for 21 counter-unmanned air system kits.
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The U.S. Air Force retired its MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle based at Holloman Air Force Base on Feb. 27. Two key person who help pioneer the drone revolution – James G. “Snake” Clark and Abraham Karem – were invited to speak at the retirement ceremony.
Yemen’s Houthis forces have unveiled four unmanned aerial vehicles that are designed and manufactured in the country.
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