DARPA has successfully recovered a X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle in mid-air for the first time and retrieved the drone into a C-130.
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Category: UAV
Ukraine has use the Bayraktar TB2 in combat for the first time
Ukraine has use the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned air vehicle in combat for the first time. It was used to destroy enemy artillery in Donbas, which fired on the village of Granitne.
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VUP-19 completes first deployment to Japan
VUP-19 has completed its first deployment to Japan and two MQ-4Cs left NAF Misawa on Oct. 12 and returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Jan. 12, 2020) An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) taxis after landing at Andersen Air Force Base for a deployment as part of an early operational capability (EOC) to further develop the concept of operations and fleet learning associated with operating a high-altitude, long-endurance system in the maritime domain. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron, will operate and maintain two aircraft in Guam under Commander, Task Force (CTF) 72, the U.S. Navy’s lead for patrol, reconnaissance and surveillance forces in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Brooks)
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KAI’s K-UAV looks similar to the Dassault nEUROn
U.S. government gave 4 ScanEagles to Philippine Air Force
The U.S. government has given four ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles to the Philippine Air Force on Oct. 13.
Photo: U.S. State Department
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