The Philippine Air Force has lost a Hermes 900 on May 28 after one had crashed while returning to land after completing a functional check flight (FCF).
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Category: UAV
MQ-9 deployment to Japan taking place in July
It was reported earlier this year that the United States intends to deploy the MQ-9 to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya airbase in Kagoshima Prefecture. The latest information from Asahi news is that the deployment will take place in July.
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USN hands over RQ-21A to Royal Thai Navy
The U.S. Navy handed over a RQ-21A Unmanned Aircraft System to the Royal Thai Navy on May 24.
Taiwan to install indigenous UAV defense system at 45 bases across the island
Over the next five years, Taiwan will spend $146 million to install an indigenous UAV defense system at 45 bases across the island.
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50kW-class high energy laser defeated multiple 60mm mortar rounds and drones during testing
A 50kW-class high energy laser integrated on a Stryker has shown that the weapon can defeat 60mm mortar rounds and drones during four weeks of continuous live-fire exercises at White Sands Missile Range.
