Australia will designate the Boeing Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft as the MQ-28A Ghost Bat, it was announced by Defense Minister Peter Dutton.
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Category: UAV
Japan’s Global Hawk arrived home at Misawa Air Base
A Global Hawk acquired by Japan has arrived home at Misawa Air Base on the morning of Mar. 12. It is the first of three unmanned aerial vehicles ordered by Japan.
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MQ-8C to test mine countermeasure system
The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8C will soon be flying its heaviest payload carried to date when it starts testing the Single System Multi-Mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) system.
Photo: U.S. Navy
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USAF’s new anti-drone weapon is named after Thor’s mighty hammer
The U.S. Air Force has selected Leidos Inc. to develop a $26 million prototype advanced high power microwave (HPM) weapon system to counter drones.
Graphic: AFRL
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India has decided against buying the MQ-9
India will longer seek to buy the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle from the United States, Hindustan Times reports.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Paul Ridgeway [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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