The first RQ-4B ordered by South Korea has been delivered to Sacheon airbase on Dec. 23 under the cover of darkness.
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Category: UAV
Forpost-R to have 2 indigenous sensors
The electrooptical sensors for the Forpost-R unmanned aerial vehicle will be supplied by Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant and NPP Aviation and Marine Electronics.
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USAF has developed a drone that flew for 2 1/2-day
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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Japan Coast Guard to phase out Chinese-made drones from 2020
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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Germany buying C-UAS solution based on the PROTECTOR RWS
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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