As part of its operational testing, a MQ-4C Triton successfully transmitted full motion video to a P-8A via the Common Data Link (CDL) on Jun. 2.
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Category: UAV
UAV crash reveals presence of Wing Loong in Pakistan
The Pakistan Air Force says it lost a unmanned aerial vehicle in Mianwali district on Jun. 18. Close examination of the wreckage reveals it as a Chinese-made Wing Loong.
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Taranis UCAV could be back flying again
BAE Systems told Jane’s that the company is in talks with British government officials to launch a fourth flight trials for the Taranis unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator.
By Mike Young (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Latvian Army cleared to shoot down any UAV flying over its bases
The Latvian parliament has amended the country’s aviation laws so that soldiers at Army bases can now shoot down any suspicious drone flying overhead.
By Mike1979 Russia (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
MQ-8C getting flat-panel AESA radar
Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s new Osprey X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been selected by the U.S. Navy for mounting on its MQ-8C VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle.
Photo: Leonardo
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