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India plans to arm its Israeli-made UAVs under Project Cheetah

Posted on October 31, 2016 by alert5

India will arm its Israeli-made Heron and Searcher unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with missiles under Project Cheetah.

IAI Heron 1 in flight 2
By SSGT REYNALDO RAMON, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, UAV

MQ-9 secrets, Pentagon war plans stolen by China

Posted on October 28, 2016 by alert5

Free Beacon has obtained a draft report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and the report says China has managed to obtain secrets of the MQ-9.

MQ-9 Reaper - 090609-F-0000M-777
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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USN to stand up VUP-19 on Oct. 28

Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy will stand up Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, USNI News reported.

MQ-4C
Photo: U.S. Navy
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Posted in MQ-X, Navy, UAV

Four companies given MQ-25 risk reduction contracts

Posted on October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by alert5

Four aerospace companies have been given risk reduction contracts by the U.S. Navy to modify their MQ-25 designs so that it can act as a airborne refueling tanker.

US Navy's X-47B, AV-2, Bureau # 168064, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), conduct Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) over the Chesapeake Bay on 16 April 2015.  VX-23 is part of the Naval Test Wing Atlantic in Naval Air Station Patuxent River,
Photo: U.S. Navy
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Posted in Navy, UAV

MQ-8C will only get 240-degree radar coverage

Posted on October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 by alert5

A press release from Leonardo revealed that the U.S. Navy has chosen to equip its MQ-8C VTOL UAV with a 2-panel Osprey AESA radar. This will only provide 240-degree field of view.

Osprey E-Scan radar
Photo: Leonardo
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Posted in Industry, Navy, UAV

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