Despite setting a world record in December, the U.S. Air Force appears to have stop testing the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle from Aurora Flight Sciences.
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Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences
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Category: UAV
Quadcopter came within 20 feet of KC-135 at MacDill Air Force Base
A KC-135 coming in to land at MacDill Air Force Base encountered a quadcopter that came within 20 feet of the tanker on Apr. 17.
By United States Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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BAE Systems Taranis to make final flights this year
The British Ministry of Defense has said that the BAE Systems Taranis will make its third and possibly final round of tests this year.
By Mike Young (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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For the second time in 3 months, USMC RQ-7 ended up in Neuse River
VMU-2 was forced to ditch its RQ-7 unmanned aerial vehicle in the Neuse River on Sept. 10. This was the second time a RQ-7 had to be ditch there in three months.
By English: Cpl. Samantha H. Arrington [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Thales and Safran are left running in French UAV competition
Thales and Safran’s Sagem are the only two companies left in the competition to supply the French military with a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.
Photo: Andrew Linnett/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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