The Pentagon has awarded AeroVironment a $19 million contract on Apr. 12 to deliver RQ-20 Puma AE systems to Ukraine.
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Category: UAV
Anka UCAV has a naval mine-hunting radar now
Turkey has equipped its Anka unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to detect naval mines.
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British and U.S. navies explore using drones to deliver cargo to aircraft carriers
Two articles by USNI and the Royal Navy on efforts to explore the use of drones to deliver cargo to aircraft carriers out at sea.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TRIAL DEMONSTRATION
On Tuesday 15th March 2021, A fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle was trialled at Predannack Airfield just a short drive from RNAS Culdrose.
The unmanned system was part of a series of trials that took place over three days.
The event was part of a technology demonstration of newly iterated MRP (Mission Representative Profile) UAS systems from Malloy and WAS.
Credit: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum, RNAS Yeovilton
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE sets world record 39-hour flight
The Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) has set a world record in February by flying for 39 hours non-stop.
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Finland wants to procure thousands of UAVs “capable of operating throughout the year in all weather conditions”
The Finnish Defence Forces has launched a program to procure 1,000 – 2,000 unmanned air vehicles that are “capable of operating throughout the year in all weather conditions.”
Photo: Finnish Defence Forces
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