U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told reporters that his service decided to cut back the number of MQ-9s for the proposed 2013 budget as his people is struggling with analyzing a backlog of data collected by drones.
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Second MQ-9 crash in Seychelles
For the second time in four months, a U.S. MQ-9 crashed while landing at Seychelles International Airport on Wednesday.
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AeroVironment unveils modular gimbaled sensor payload for RQ-11B
AeroVironment has unveiled a new miniature gimbaled sensor payload on the RQ-11B Raven mini-UAV.
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Sokol to develop armed drone for Russia
Tranzas and Sokol will be developing an armed drone for the Russian military. Sokol will be in charge of designing the five-ton aircraft while Tranzas will develop the electronics.
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USMC Brigadier: Full-motion video is as alluring as pornography
Speaking at the TechNet Land Forces conference in Tucson, Arizona, the former commander of the 13 Marine Expeditionary Unit warned that U.S. military commanders are slowly being addicted to the full-motion video provided by ISR platforms and moving towards centralized decision-making and just-in-time decisions.
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