Israel has grounded its Heron UAV fleet after one went downed over the Mediterranean Sea on May 11.
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Category: UAV
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s hydrogen-powered UAV airborne for 48 hours
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Ion Tiger UAV broke its previous flight record by staying airborne for 48 hours and 1 minute on Apr. 16-18. The previous record was 26 hours and 2 minutes set in 2009.
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YouTube: Iranian UAV Hamaseh
Iran has unveiled a new UAV dubbed Hamaseh on May 9. Iranian Defense Minister BG Ahmad Vahidi claimed the drone is stealthy.
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Taiwan’s Military Intelligence Bureau may have collected info on China’s UAV fleet
According to Ian Easton, Research Fellow at the Project 2049 Institute, Taiwan’s Military Intelligence Bureau “may have conducted successful operations against China that specifically focused on collecting information about UAVs.”
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Vietnam tests indigenous UAVs
Vietnam has flown three UAV prototypes created by Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. The flight tests were carried out at the testing range of the Space Technology Institute in Hoa Lac, Hanoi on May 2.
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