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May 31, 2024 | 
janes.com | Jeremiah Cushman |Jeremy Binnie |Zach Rosenberg |Sam Wise
by Jeremiah Cushman
Collins Aerospace is expanding its facility for producing carbon brakes for military and civilian aircraft in Spokane, Washington. (Collins Aerospace) Collins Aerospace is expanding production of carbon brakes for military and civilian aircraft at its facility in Spokane, Washington.
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May 30, 2024 | 
janes.com | Zach Rosenberg |Sam Wise |Sonny Butterworth
by Zach Rosenberg
Bell Helicopters' entry for DARPA's SPRINT contest. (Bell Helicopters)The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected a second competitor for Phase 1B of its Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) programme, the agency announced on 28 May. Phase 1B is intended to mature Bell Helicopters' design through preliminary design review (PDR).
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May 27, 2024 | 
janes.com | Sam Wise |Olivia Savage |Akhil Kadidal |Zach Rosenberg
by Sam Wise
A Windracers ULTRA UAV pictured in February 2024. (Windracers Group) Ukraine is operating the UK-developed Windracers Uncrewed Low-cost Transport (ULTRA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Janes has learnt. ULTRA is a tactical UAV designed to support resupply.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
janes.com | Kapil Kajal |Zach Rosenberg |Sam Wise |Akshara Parakala
by Kapil Kajal
The Faraday Dragon spacecraft (concept pictured above in orbit) offers small satellite performance, carrying up to 60 kg of payload and a payload power of up to 200 W, along with 1 TB of data storage, a high-rate downlink, and a mission lifetime of five years.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
janes.com | Sam Wise |Akshara Parakala |Kapil Kajal |Oishee Majumdar
by Sam Wise & Akshara Parakala
Elbit Systems' SkyStriker loitering munition mounted on its rail launcher. (Elbit Systems)Elbit Systems has developed an operating concept that provides a single point of control for its Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and SkyStriker loitering munition. The company displayed its Find-and-Strike (FAST) Capsule concept at the DSEI 2023 defence exhibition in London.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
zephyrnet.com | Sam Wise |Akshara Parakala
19 September 2023 by Sam Wise & Akshara Parakala Elbit Systems’ SkyStriker loitering munition mounted on its rail launcher. (Elbit Systems)Elbit Systems has developed an operating concept that provides a single point of control for its Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and SkyStriker loitering munition. The company displayed its Find-and-Strike (FAST) Capsule concept at the DSEI 2023 defence exhibition in London.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
zephyrnet.com | Sam Wise |Akshara Parakala
19 September 2023 by Sam Wise & Akshara Parakala Elbit Systems’ SkyStriker loitering munition mounted on its rail launcher. (Elbit Systems)Elbit Systems has developed an operating concept that provides a single point of control for its Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and SkyStriker loitering munition. The company displayed its Find-and-Strike (FAST) Capsule concept at the DSEI 2023 defence exhibition in London.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
janes.com | Akshara Parakala |Sam Wise
A 1:10 scale model of the AVIC Wing Loong-X (WL-X) displayed at the Paris Air Show 2023. (Janes/Sam Wise)Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has unveiled a new variant of Wing Loong series of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Paris Air Show 2023, held from 19 to 25 June.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
janes.com | Sam Wise |Akshara Parakala
A 1:7 scale model of Turkish Aerospace Anka III UCAV at the Paris Air Show 2023. (Janes/Sam Wise)Turkish Aerospace (TA) has revealed details of its new Anka III medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) at the Paris Air Show 2023, held from 19 to 25 June. The company displayed a 1:7 scale model of the UCAV.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
janes.com | Sam Wise
Elbit Systems' Skylark 3 Hybrid UAV and SkyStriker loitering munition displayed at the Paris Air Show 2023. (Janes/Sam Wise)Elbit Systems publicly displayed its FAST (Find and STrike) Capsule concept for the first time at the Paris Air Show 2023. FAST Capsule can act as a single point of control for the company's Skylark unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) family and SkyStriker loitering munition.
