The latest report by GAO on UAVs says there are still obstacles to be cleared before the drones can mix with manned aircraft in civilian airspace.
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Category: UAV
Global Hawk Block 30 to fly at least till September 2013
The U.S. Air Force will continue to fly the Global Hawk Block 30 at least till September 2013 until it sorts out the fate of the drone with Congress.
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Boeing: UAV market will shrink after U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan
Boeing Military Aircraft President Christopher Chadwick his company’s analysts expect the UAV market to shrink by 20 percent in 2014 when U.S. troops complete their scheduled withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Benghazi shut down temporarily as U.S. drones flew overhead
Libya had to close down the airspace above Benghazi airport after militants fired anti-aircraft guns at two U.S. drones flying overhead.
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Belarus UAV might be using EU components that are embargoed
A German-based company, 3W Modellmotoren, said its resellers might have resold some of its technologies to Belarus for the use in unmanned aerial vehicles.
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