This video clip showing a near miss between a DJI Phantom quadcopter drone and a PLAAF fighter has been circulating on the Chinese internet recently.
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Category: UAV
Uruguay interested in Elbit Systems’ Skylark I-LE
Uruguay has expressed its interest to buy two Skylark I-LE unmanned air vehicle systems from Elbit Systems. Officials from the South American nation was able to observe how the Israeli Defence Forces utilize the UAV recently.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
India dumps Nishant UAV program after three out of four were lost in crashes
The Indian Army has decided not to proceed with phase 2 of the indigenous Nishant unmanned aerial vehicle program after three of the four aircraft delivered under phase 1 were lost in crashes.
Kaushal mehta at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAF selects GSX 70 weather radar for RQ-4
The U.S. Air Force has selected the GSX70 weather radar for its RQ-4 fleet. Garmin says “Global Hawk operators will have the opportunity to more confidently navigate around challenging weather with the GSX 70.”
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Photo: Business Wire
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India to revive Kaveri for UCAV prototype
The Indian government is set to give the green light to develop a derivative of the GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri turbofan engine to power its indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
By Jagan Pillariseti.Jineshgopinathan at en.wikipedia [CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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