August 23, 2010

August 23, 2010

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UNMANNED SYSTEMS

Unmanned Vision

By AMY BUTLER10 min

FACE TO FACE

The Man Behind ‘unmanned’

MISSILE DEFENSE

Opportunities and Knocks

By AMY BUTLER7 min

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UNMANNED SYSTEMS

Unmanned Vision

Navy’s long-term needs include a new strike and vertical-landing reconnaissance system

By AMY BUTLER10 min

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FACE TO FACE

The Man Behind ‘unmanned’

The unmanned aviation market is seemingly exploding with large contractors and innovative, smaller companies experimenting with designs for various missions. And the U.S. military services are taking note, signing billions of dollars worth of contracts to develop and procure systems and intelligence-collecting services from companies operating their own fleets.
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Opportunities and Knocks

MDA has vision for missile defense architecture while not losing sight of contractor performance problems

By AMY BUTLER7 min

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MISSILE DEFENSE

The Sky Is Falling

Three international powers choose three roads to missile defense

By DAVID A. FULGHUM7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Another Step Forward

As India’s airlines recover, new aircraft are ordered and opportunities arise

By NEELAM MATHEWS7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Power Play

Merger of LAN and TAM will create Latin American giant to rival industry leaders

By DARREN SHANNON6 min

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UNMANNED SYSTEMS

What Next?

Israeli execs and operators talk about what comes next for unmanned aircraft

By DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min

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Load Lift

Marine Corps leads the charge to prove unmanned cargo resupply is viable and valuable

By GRAHAM WARWICK,AMY BUTLER6 min

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Being There

Experience operating ScanEagle from forward bases and ships shapes design of Integator UAS

By AMY BUTLER,GRAHAM WARWICK6 min

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Choppy Waters

European navies have been slow to embrace ship-based unmanned aircraft

By ROBERT WALL,ANDY NATIVI,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA6 min

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