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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Category: UAV
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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Iraq unhappy that American drones continue to fly
The U.S. State Department is using UAVs to patrol over Iraq and that has upset some Iraqi officials.
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Heron TP UAV crashed, possible human error
An Israeli Air Force Heron TP UAV crashed near Tel Nof Air Force Base on Sunday. Preliminary investigation found that human error was the cause of the crash.
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