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For the first time since World War II, the U.S. Air Force will have enlisted pilots in its ranks. However, they will not be sitting in any cockpits as the job requires them to pilot the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bobby Cummings
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BAE Systems revealed that it has concluded the third and final series of flight tests for the Taranis UCAV.
By Mike Young (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, which manufactures aerial targets for the U.S. military, has completed the second test flight of its self-funded tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.
Image: Kratos
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Northrop Grumman’s Venom is a ground-based targeting system and it recently demonstrated an ability to counter-UAS during the Army Maneuver-Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) at Fort Sill.
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Source: Northrop Grumman
U.S. Chief of Naval of Operations Admiral John Richardson said his service needs to “get going” on the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program.
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By U.S. Air Force/Bobbi Zapka [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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