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After scrapping plans for its own vertical liftoff unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) last year, the United States Coast Guard is now making plans to use or adapt Navy, Customs, and Border Patrol UAVs for its own needs.
Read MoreEner1, Inc. has announced the transition to phase two of the Company's research and development contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
Read MoreThe U.S. Air Force has accepted an SBIRS Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) system from prime contractor Lockheed Martin, the Company announced Nov. 13.
Read MoreThe move toward unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) is certainly one with intense international interest.
Read MoreThe ASTRANEA aerospace program has completed a major demonstration of autonomous aircraft technology at ParcAberporth in west Wales.
Read MoreFrom the Air Force Times comes the report of the first airman to be assigned directly to UAV duty after he graduated from undergraduate pilot
Read MoreThe Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies held on September 22-23 a Space Deterrence Workshop, convening experts from military, civilian and industrial circles. A full-day of deliberation centered on review of deterrence theory, space domain-contemporary and future operating environments.
Read MoreCongratulations to Vandenberg AFB which successfully launched a Delta II rocket today at 7:28 p.m. preparing for the event in record time. The rocket took off from Space Launch Complex-2 carrying the Thales Alenia-Space COSMO-SkyMed 3 Satellite.
Read MoreWith an eye on a UAV market that may be worth $250 million, Raytheon promoting their heavy-lifting, flying-wedge, unmanned aerial vehicle known as the KillerBee.
Read MoreChina is reported to be developing a new UAV that's similar to the U.S.' RQ-4 Global Hawk. The Chinese aircraft is the Xianglong (Soaring Dragon) and is about half the size of the Global Hawk.
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