Japan is expected to buy at least one Global Hawk in fiscal 2015. To achieve that goal, Tokyo will spend $2 million for research on the Global Hawk in the fiscal 2014 budget.
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Category: UAV
U.S. MDA looks at arming UAVs with lasers for boost-phase interception
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is studying concepts to equip UAVs with a yet-to-be-developed laser for shooting down ballistic missiles at their boost-phase.
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U.S. Navy awards 4 UCLASS PDRs
Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been awarded Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle segment.
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Photo: Taiwan’s CSIST unveils first VTOL UAV
Taiwan’s Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology will unveil its first VTOL unmanned aircraft, dubbed Mystic Eye, at the 2013 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition.
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NAVAIR teams test GPS anti-jamming device on small UAV
The U.S. Navy’s Communications and GPS Navigation Program Office (PMW/A 170) recently recently conducted tests to demonstrate how miniaturized GPS protection devices can protect small unmanned aerial vehicles.
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