Bill Sweetman has analyzed the Taranis UCAV demonstrator and concluded that some form of thrust vectoring is being utilized for yaw control.
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Category: UAV
U.S. seeks new bases in Central Asia for its drones
The Obama administration is scrambling to find new bases to house the CIA’s drones in Central Asia in case the U.S. is forced to pull out entirely from Afghanistan.
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Russia postpones testing of United 40 UAV
UAE’s Adcom Systems said Russia has requested to delay the testing of the company’s United 40 UAV to a later date. The original plan was to test the aircraft this month.
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IAI unveils Super Heron Heavy Fuel at Singapore airshow
An improved version of IAI’s Heron UAV was unveiled at the Singapore Airshow by CEO Joseph Weiss.
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Israel bans IAI, Elbit from selling UAVs to Poland
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) and Elbit Systems have been banned by the Israeli Ministry of Defence from export UAVs to Poland.
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