CNN reports that the United States has resumed drone strikes in Pakistan after suspending the operation for a month.
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Category: UAV
RQ-170 contained F-22 technology
The RQ-170 that crashed in Iran probably had some sort of technology imported from the F-22. According to Aviation Week, the sensors are housed in an internal compartment with specially treated transparent panels.
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Turkish media say Israeli UAV spied on Turkish army unit
A UAV from Israeli was spotted spying on the Turkish 14th Hawk B. Brigade Command in Hatay’s Kırıkhan district recently.
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Elbit sells Hermes 900 to unnamed country in the Americas
Elbit Systems was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $50 million, to supply its Hermes 900 UAS to an unnamed country in the Americas.
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South Korea delays Global Hawk buy, will look at Global Observer, Phantom Eye
South Korea has decided against buying the Global Hawk UAV and will open the competition to the Global Observer made by AeroVironment and Boeing’s Phantom Eye.
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