Aviation News
An Iranian F-4 fighter jet tried to intercept an unarmed U.S. MQ-1 over international waters on Mar. 12. The fighter broke off 16 miles from the UAV after a verbal warning by two U.S. fighters escorting the drone.
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A Global Hawk Block 40 successfully stream its radar data to a E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) on Feb. 25.
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DARPA has started a Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program to get the industry to come up with a Predator-class medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV that can fly and recover back from small ships such as the Littoral Combat Ship.
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BAE Systems Australia’s Intelligent Recovery System has won the inaugural National Defence Industry Innovation Award at the Australian International Airshow.
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The ATLANTE Unmanned Aerial System has made its first flight at Rozas airfield in Lugo, Spain on Feb. 28. The entire aircraft is designed by the Spanish aeronautical industry.
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