USS Fort Worth is the first littoral combat ship (LCS) to launch a UAV. The ship launch and recovered a MQ-8 Fire Scout over a period from Nov. 5-13.
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Category: UAV
Skeldar operationally deployed by Spanish Navy
Saab’s Skeldar UAV is now operationally deployed on-board the Spanish Navy offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro in Gulf of Aden.
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Photo: Two Chinese joined-wing UAVs spotted
Two spotted.
Northrop Grumman’s Bat UAV demonstrates electronic attack capability
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated an electronic attack capability on its Bat unmanned aircraft, the first for a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system.
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Photo: Northrop Grumman
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BAE Systems, Dassault Aviation submit joint UCAV plan
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have submitted proposals to the British and French governments to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator together.
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