NAVAIR attempted to land X-47B “Salty Dog 501” on board USS George H.W. Bush on Jul. 15 but the aircraft developed an instrumentation issue while on the way to the carrier.
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Category: UAV
Israel intentionally crashes Hermes 450
A Hermes 450 UAV operated by Israel was intentionally crashed by its operators after developing a fault on Sunday night.
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Skeldar UAS secures first customer
An undisclosed naval operator has bought the Saab Skeldar Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The VTOL UAV will be operationally deployed with the customer before the end of this year.
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YouTube: X-47B’s first and second carrier-based arrested landing
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UCLASS will have minimum range of 600nm
The U.S. Navy told contractors bidding for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) that their UAVs should a minimum range of 600 nautical miles and costs $150 million per orbit.
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