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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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Icon Aerospace says their in-flight refueling drogue can be connected with power supply and telemetry cables and fibre optics for data transfer.
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