Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation has developed an unmanned platform that flew a 2 1/2-day continuous flight demonstration from Dec. 9 to Dec 11 at Dugway Proving Ground.
Graphic: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
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The Japan Coast Guard will stop purchasing plus operate Chinese-made drones starting from fiscal 2020, Nikkei reports. The service currently uses those drones for rescue and surveillance activities.
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has secured a contract from Germany to deliver a Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) based on the PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Station.
Photo: KONGSBERG
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Italy has confirmed that one of its MQ-9 was lost over Libya during a mission supporting Operation ‘Mare Sicuro’. Meanwhile, the Libyan National Army (LNA) displayed the wreckage and claimed it had shot down the aircraft.
Photo: Social Media
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