General Atomics has constructed and flown its second jet-powered Predator C drone on Jan. 12.
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Category: UAV
U.S. Navy still going ahead with BAMS
Despite questions raised on whether the U.S. Navy can still enjoy economies of scale with the Global Hawk for its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance program, the service is still pushing ahead to buy 70 planes.
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New X-Plane: X-56A
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has designed the latest X-Plane for the U.S. Air Force. The X-56A will test several wing designs that will suppress flutter.
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RQ-7’s wings could swell in Afghanistan’s hot summer
An internal report by the U.S. Marine Corps has raised questions on the ability of the RQ-7 to fly on hot summer days in Afghanistan.
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NGC to install 2 more BACN on RQ-4 Block 20
Northrop Grumman has been given a $47.2 million contract to install two more Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payloads on two existing Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft.
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