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UK MOD and partner company Leonardo Helicopters have announced the launch of the second phase of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) demonstrator programme. The two-year jointly funded programme will help develop concepts for future unmanned rotary wing/VTOL aircraft operations, and draws on the successful demonstrations held at Unmanned Warrior ...
BAE Systems has begun ground-breaking technology trials of unmanned aircraft, using a Jetstream 31 as a ‘flying testbed’. The trials are part of a collaborative effort from across the UK, with scientists and engineers looking to observe how unmanned aircraft could be integrated into UK airspace. Using a Jetstream 31 as a ...
Unmanned systems: disrupting the defence marketplace
November 29, 2016Unmanned systems, whether aerial, land-based or marine, are taking the defence marketplace by storm, their remote technology allowing intelligence to be collected and transmitted from warzones without risking lives. Yet with this power come ethical and commercial challenges, as Plextek’s Defence Business Manager Peter Doig explains in this interview with ...
AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both military and commercial applications, has announced the receipt of a contract from the Netherlands Ministry of Defence for small UAS, upgrades and support services totalling $10.3 million. Delivery is anticipated within six months. The contract encompasses AeroVironment’s entire family of ...
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