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U.K. exercise option to buy third Zephyr UAV

Posted on August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 by alert5

The British Ministry of Defense will exercise its option to acquire a third Airbus Zephyr S lightweight solar-powered UAV.

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Buggy software caused Watchkeeper UAV to crash

Posted on August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by alert5

A British Army Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on finals to land at ParcAberporth airfield in Wales on Oct. 16, 2014 crashed instead due to a software bug that activated the drone’s landing procedures prematurely.

Photo: Andrew Linnett/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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Taiwan unveils its MQ-9 clone to the public at Hualien Air Force Base open house

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 by alert5

Members of the public visiting the Hualien Air Force Base on Aug. 13 will get to see the Teng Yun unmanned aerial vehicle parked on the tarmac.

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Video purported to be Hezbollah UAV attacking Syrian rebels

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 by alert5

A Hezbollah-affiliated media outlet has posted a video showing a unmanned aerial vehicle attacking three Syrian rebel positions around Aleppo.

U.S. Navy testing out RQ-20A in Arabian Gulf

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 by alert5

During a Griffin Missile System test in the Arabian Gulf last month, USS Monsoon took out its newest asset, the RQ-20A Puma AE, to gauge its capabilities.

160722-N-GC639-088 ARABIAN GULF (July 22, 2016) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Darius Jackman launches a Puma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the patrol coastal ship USS Monsoon (PC 4). Monsoon is one of ten patrol coastal ships assigned to Patrol Coastal Squadron (PCRON) 1 home-ported in Manama, Bahrain in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)