Aviation News
BAE Systems has been conducting tests for the ASTRAEA (Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment) program over the Irish Sea.
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Finland has picked Aeronautics Defence Systems’ Orbiter 2 UAV over BlueBird’s SpyLite. The €23 million deal includes 55 systems.
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Switzerland will soon decide whether the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 or the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 will replace its Ruag Aerospace ADS 95 Ranger.
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Northrop Grumman’s CEO wants the Obama administration to lift export restrictions for unmanned else the U.S. could risks losing its current competitive edge in the area.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday dismissed Tehran’s claims that it has managed to hack into the computers of the RQ-170.
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