Four commercial UAV systems were evaluated by the U.S. Army for its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) from Mar. 2-5 as potential replacement for the RQ-7 Shadow.
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Video by Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense on its Wing Loong UAV
Russia’s Ministry of Defense signs contract for Altius-RU UAVs
The Russian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the Ural Civil Aviation Plant to produce the initial batch of ALtius-RU unmanned air vehicles.
Photo: Russia Ministry of Defense
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USAF MQ-9 begins flying missions from Romania
The 25th Attack Group began flying the first active-duty operated U.S. Air Forces in Europe MQ-9 Reaper sorties in Romania via remote-split operations as of Feb. 1.
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USAF tests version 2 of Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Weapon System
An enhanced version of Raytheon’s High Energy Laser Weapon System dubbed HELWS2 or H2 has been tested by the U.S. Air Force’s 704th Test Group.
Photo: Raytheon
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