South Korea’s bid to develop a mid-to-high-altitude drone has hit a road block after the U.S. insists that fuel be included in the payload calculations.
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Category: UAV
Laser powers Lockheed Martin’s Stalker UAS for 48 hours
Lockheed Martin’s Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) was able to remain airborne for 48 hours, an improvement of 2,400 percent, thanks to an innovative laser power system from LaserMotive.
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No winners for DARPA’s ‘perch-and-stare’ UAV contest
DARPA’s attempt at getting the public to develop a small UAV that can land and relay real-time video has failed.
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Researchers say UAVs could be spoofed into weapons
Researchers at University of Texas at Austin warned that UAVs could be turned into weapons by simply spoofing GPS signals.
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U.S. Army could cancel A160 Hummingbird
Wired is reporting that the U.S. Army is likely to terminate its work on the Boeing A160 Hummingbird UAV program due to continued problems.
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