Aviation News
Ukroboronprom told Interfax-Ukraine that the indigenous Horlytsia unmanned aircraft system is ready for delivery to the Ukrainian armed forces in 2018 if funding is allocated by the government.
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Germany’s decision to lease armed Heron UAVs for its surveillance needs did not sit well with General Atomics and the latter has filed a protest with a German court.
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Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, U.S. Marine Corps deputy commandant for aviation, showed a model of Bell’s previously undisclosed V-247 unmanned tilt-rotor to Richard Whittle from Breaking Defense recently.
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The Canadian government announced on Aug. 26 that it will buy the Boeing Insitu RQ-21A unmanned aerial vehicle under a contract worth $14.2 million.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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Three Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles are being flown in Africa to support the United Nations (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali. Jane’s reported that Thales UK got the job, which will last for at least three years.
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