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Air Force’s Next Batch Of Collaborative Combat Drones Could Be Less ‘Exquisite,’ Cheaper
This includes the likelihood that each CCA Increment 2 drone will cost less than was previously expected, as well as the ...
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Next wave of Air Force drone wingmen could be cheaper, official says
The drones are a key part of the broader Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems, centered around the F-47. The ...
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US Army deploys solar-powered spy drone with 1,000-mile range for endurance missions
The US Army has deployed the solar-powered K1000 UAS drone for 24-hour surveillance and long-range ISR missions.
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How Long Can A Military Drone Stay In The Air Without Landing?
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory is working ... Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft, or ULTRA. The 3,000-pound drone is built for intelligence, surveillance, and ...
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How The US Air Force's Successor To The MQ-9 Reaper Moves Military Drones Into The Future
The U.S. Air Force introduced the MQ-9 Reaper drone in 2007 as a larger weapons platform than its predecessor, the MQ-1 Predator drone. The Reaper looks very much like the Predator, only larger ...
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Sub-drone sonar trap concept unveiled at Navy conference
Like a spring-loaded toy snake from a tube, the Sea Spear is intended to pop from a mother drone ... and president of Ultra Maritime, said at the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space conference ...
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Marine Corps introduces drone attack team
Brockup Jr. operates a Skydio X2D drone at Weapons Training Battalion ... s-eye view to remote displays — into the Fleet Marine Force. “Today’s battlefield is changing rapidly, and we ...