A news release from Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve on Apr. 2 says an ISIL unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by an air strike near Qayyarah, Iraq.
Category: UAV
Armenian separatists shot down Azerbaijan’s Israeli-made UAV
Fresh clashes has broken out between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Defense Ministry of the separatist state of Nagorno-Karabakh has published photos showing an Azerbaijani ThunderB unmanned aerial vehicle that was shot down during the fighting.
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Photo: Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defense
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DARPA has selected 4 teams for its air-recoverable UAV program
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 contracts to four teams for its Gremlins program.
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Graphic: DARPA
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U.S. submarines getting UAVs to support OTH targeting
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
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.
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U.S. Air Force photo by Susan Garcia
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