A MQ-1 drone crashed just outside Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan in January after its engine lost it coolant fluid.
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Category: UAV
Northrop Grumman, L-3 MAS propose Polar Hawk for Canada
Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS have announced plans to offer a variant of the Global Hawk dubbed “Polar Hawk” to Canada for surveillance of its Arctic territories.
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U.S. Marines achieved ‘hot hookup” with unmanned K-MAX
U.S. Marines from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 made history on May 22 when they hook cargo to the unmanned K-MAX helicopter while it was in hover mode.
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U.S. ready to modify Italian MQ-9s with weapons
Italy looks set to join Britain as the next operator of the armed MQ-9 drone with the Obama administration preparing to inform Congress of its decision.
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RSAF inducts Heron 1 UAV into 119 Squadron
The Heron 1 UAV was officially inducted into the RSAF’s 119 Squadron on May 23 by defense minister Dr Ng Eng Hen. The Heron 1 will replace the Searcher UAV.
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