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Iran has started mass production of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle, dubbed the Shahed 129. The IRGC says the aircraft is capable of being airborne for 24 hours.
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A French crew has flown the first MQ-9 flight at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on Sept. 24.
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Another success for Raytheon’s AI3 system, this time the interceptor destroyed an unmanned aircraft.
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The Pentagon has shifted unmanned aircraft from Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to a more remote airfield after local officials voiced concern about possible collisions with commercial aircraft.
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Tokyo plans to revise air traffic control rules in order to allow unmanned aircraft to fly in Japanese airspace.
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