Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, which defends the capital Tehran, said it shot down a quadcopter on Dec. 23.
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Category: UAV
Ukraine says Russia is jamming and hacking its RQ-11Bs
Ukraine has lamented that the 72 RQ-11B mini-unmanned aerial vehicles supplied by the United States are ineffective against Russian-back separatists who are good at jamming and hacking the drones’ video and data feed.
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RQ-4 monitored Chinese warplanes as they flew off Taiwan
Taiwan’s United Daily News reported that a U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk was flying high above the Pacific Ocean, monitoring a flight of Chinese warplanes circumnavigating off Taiwan on Dec. 10.
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North Korea flight testing long-endurance UAV
South Korea says North Korea is flight testing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with long endurance. North’s Chosun Central TV first disclose the existence of this new UAV last week.
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Global Hawk cleared to fly over Czech Republic
The Czech government has given the green light to Washington for the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk to overfly its airspace starting from 2017.
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