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U.S. submarines getting UAVs to support OTH targeting

Posted on April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy is set to buy the Blackwing micro-UAV for its nuclear-powered attack and guided missile submarines, the U.S. Naval Institute reports.

Photo: NAVSEA-AUTEC
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MQ-9 carried out ripple attacks against maritime targets for the 1st time

Posted on March 31, 2016March 30, 2016 by alert5

Students of the MQ-9 platform from the 26th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School had the opportunity to carry out ripple attacks against maritime targets during Combat Hammer at Eglin Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force photo by Susan Garcia
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GAO’s report on UCLASS

Posted on March 27, 2016March 27, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published its annual report on the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.

Photo: U.S. Navy
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Russia to deploy shore-based anti-ship missiles and UAVs to disputed Kuril islands

Posted on March 26, 2016March 26, 2016 by alert5

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said Moscow will be deploying the Bal and Bastion shore-based anti-ship missile systems plus Eleron 3 unmanned aerial vehicles to the disputed Kuril Islands.

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3D printed UAV from Johns Hopkins University can remain submerge underwater for 2 months

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by alert5

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by researchers from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has proven that it can remain submerge in saltwater for two months and then launched into the air to carry out its mission.

Credit: Johns Hopkins APL
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