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Oct- 2023 -11 October
Teledyne FLIR Unveils Advanced Variant of Black Hornet Nano Drone
Teledyne FLIR has unveiled a new version of its Black Hornet nano drone featuring a new daytime camera with "superior" low-light performance.
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11 October
GA-ASI Demonstrates Large Drone Recovering Smaller Ones Midflight
General Atomics has successfully tested a new recovery system that enables large drones to recover and redeploy smaller ones midflight.
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10 October
US 5th Fleet Launches Drones to Monitor Arabian Peninsula Activities
The US 5th Fleet has deployed multidomain drones to the Middle East to assist crewed vessels in safeguarding the Arabian Peninsula.
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9 October
US Marine Corps Valkyrie Tactical Drone Completes Maiden Flight
The US Marine Corps completed the first flight of its XQ-58A Valkyrie military aerial drone at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
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6 October
US Navy Seeks Tech to Launch Drones From Non-Carrier Vessels
The US Navy has begun soliciting information on technologies that can launch and recover drones from sea-based platforms other than aircraft carriers.
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6 October
Australia’s ‘Drone Killer’ Air Defense System Bound for Ukraine
Australian defense firm Electro Optic Systems is sending 10 Slinger air defense systems to Ukraine to help combat Russia’s kamikaze drones.
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6 October
Kaman, Near Earth to Showcase Heavy-Lift VTOL Drone for US Army
The US Army has contracted Kaman and Near Earth to conduct a resupply demonstration using a heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing drone.
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6 October
US F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria
US warplanes shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said -- an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.
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5 October
Germany Orders Rheinmetall Reconnaissance Drones for $210M
Rheinmetall will deliver Luna NG reconnaissance drone systems to the German Army for an estimated 200 million euros ($210 million).
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5 October
At Least 60 Dead in Drone Attack on Syria Military Academy
A drone strike on a Syrian military academy killed more than 60 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming "terrorist organizations" for the attack.
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