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fdgfdsg 09 May, 2004

GA/LM demonstrate BAMS UAV solution to US 09 May 2004

Boeing acquires UAV developer 04 May 2004

US$ 888 million contract for advanced airborne radar 04 May 2004

April 2004 newsletter now uploaded 01 May 2004

New micro air vehicle conference and competition 30 Apr 2004

UCAV demonstrator drops smart bomb 28 Apr 2004

New contract to aid UAV survivability 27 Apr 2004

Raytheon joins UCAR development programme 26 Apr 2004

Aerial refueling and future cargo concepts for UAVs 22 Apr 2004

Emerging requirement for UAV limited life powerplants 21 Apr 2004

UAV Task Force gears up for final report 20 Apr 2004

Mariner UAV to be offered for civil maritime surveillance 19 Apr 2004

Eagle Eye UAV passes critical milestone 13 Apr 2004

Goldeneye UAV completes initial flight test programme 11 Apr 2004

Australia puts UAVs on agenda 07 Apr 2004

New UAV conference before ILA 2004 06 Apr 2004

EuroUSC awarded contract for UK UAV demonstration 05 Apr 2004

Bristol to develop small VTOL UAV 31 Mar 2004

France awards contract for optical link between UAV and satellite 30 Mar 2004

Stealthy UAVs make new material demands 29 Mar 2004

New UAV forum at Farnborough Airshow 26 Mar 2004

Northrop submits Watchkeeper bid 25 Mar 2004

         Athena reaches for Sky-X UAV 22 Mar 2004

Silver Jubilee for Bristol International UAV conference 16 Mar 2004

EADS makes strategic appointments 9 Mar 2004

US Army orders more Shadow UAVs 02 Mar 2004

EURO UVS becomes UVS International 01 Mar 2004

Rumsfeld confirms UAV budget requests 26 Feb 2004

UAV CONOPS for Berkeley team 25 Feb 2004

New UAV strategic outlook is now online 24 Feb 2004

New UAV forum at Farnborough 23 Feb 2004

Predator reaches 100 20 Feb 2004

Low power radars needed for small UAVs 18 Feb 2004

Micro UAV engine selection 17 Feb 2004

US Navy wants sonobuoy tube-launched UAV 12 Feb 2004

Altair UAV to deploy to Canada 09 Feb 2004

USAF seeks low cost EO sensors for mini/micro UAVs 06 Feb 2004

JP129 RFT due in May 05 Feb 2004

Latest uavworld 2004 newsletter now online 04 Feb 2004

Greece joins UCAV effort 03 Feb 2004

South Korea unveils UAV strategy 02 Feb 2004

New aero-elastic UAV design 29 Jan 2004

UAVs provide the focus at Asian Aerospace 27 Jan 2004

Swedish/French MoU for European UCAV 26 Jan 2004

Airborne EW ‘system of systems’ 23 Jan 2004

New flying micro-robot from Seiko Epson 22 Jan 2004

UK considers purchase of mini UAV systems 21 Jan 2004

French SDTI completes acceptance tests 19 Jan 2004

SARA BLOS CID system to use scout UAVs 16 Jan 2004

Next step for UAV swarm concept 15 Jan 2004

NASA Dryden documents 2003 achievements 14 Jan 2004

Aurora selected for new Global Hawk tooling 13 Jan 2004

Fire Scout UAV scores a century 12 Jan 2004

US $20 million contract for next generation GPS 09 Jan 2004

Procurement contract for Raven UAV 08 Jan 2004

Aerial target option exercised 07 Jan 2004

New airborne computers for Israeli UAVs 02 Jan 2004

Shadow UAV contract modification 01 Jan 2004

HURT programme emphasis on UAVs 31 Dec 2003

Huey production order for Bell 30 Dec 2003

Finnish launchers for EADS Dornier 30 Dec 2003

Frost analyses European UAV market potential 29 Dec 2003

Australia develops new VTUAV 25 Dec 2003

UK MoD pays tribute to UAVs 23 Dec 2003

Lockheed adds new partners to UCAR team 22 Dec 2003

New unmanned systems’ leadership council 18 Dec 2003

AP-3 UAV makes 8-hour autonomous flight 17 Dec 2003

First successful flight for Falco UAV 15 Dec 2003

Plans announced for GoldenEye-50 UAV 14 Dec 2003

Northrop to modernise Firebee targets 12 Dec 2003

US Homeland Security ponders prospective UAV test centre 10 Dec 2003

NASA explores potential of small UAVs for earth studies 09 Dec 2003

Canard Rotor/Wing begins flight testing 08 Dec 2003

Bell to fly full-scale tiltrotor UAV in one year 05 Dec 2003

Proposals due for autonomous unmanned collaborative operations 04 Dec 2003

Hunter racks up flight-hour milestone 03 Dec 2003

Korea steps up UAV development 02 Dec 2003

Upgraded rotor blades needed for UAVs 01 Dec 2003

Predator flies over Alaskan waters to support USCG 28 Nov 2003

International certification initiatives for civil/commercial operation of UAVs 27 Nov 2003

Spanish Army orders SCRAB aerial target 26 Nov 2003

Elbit and ADI team for JP129 25 Nov 2003

Latest UAV newsletter now online 24 Nov 2003

AIA concept links Global Hawk to manned platforms 21 Nov 2003

J-UCAS to start new testing phase 20 Nov 2003

QinetiQ unveils offering on UK CATS bid 19 Nov 2003

Mine detection analysis for AMDS and GSTAMIDS 18 Nov 2003

US seeks innovative UAV tactical technology 17 Nov 2003

2004 UAV global events listing and certification report now uploaded 14 Nov 2003

Birth of new UAV event in Australia 13 Nov 2003

Access 5 aims to open airspace for UAVs 12 Nov 2003

Saab joins Tenix and Sagem for JP129 11 Nov 2003

Accent on power and thermal technologies 10 Nov 2003

New award increment for Hunter UAV support 07 Nov 2003

NAVAIR supports new Russian UAV 06 Nov 2003

Flight of first pre-production Predator B 05 Nov 2003

UAV market to top US $10 billion over next decade 04 Nov 2003

'First HALE UAV flights in German airspace' 03 Nov 2003

Sensor support requirement 30 Oct 2003

Collaborative operations for UAVs 29 Oct 2003

Yamaha demonstrates unmanned helicopter 28 Oct 2003

Franco-Russian teaming on UCAV propulsion 27 Oct 2003

UAVs for AIRS programme 24 Oct 2003

New ‘Team Shadow’ for Australian JP129 23 Oct 2003

NASA looks at HAE UAV operations 22 Oct 2003

Micro air vehicle goes organic 21 Oct 2003

Global Hawk UAV lands in Germany 20 Oct 2003

US Army contract for UAV-delivered small munitions 17 Oct 2003

NASA flies laser-powered unmanned aircraft 16 Oct 2003

Sikorsky joins Northrop’s UCAR team 15 Oct 2003

Norway explores hybrid UAV development 14 Oct 2003

UAVWorld to present UAV initiatives at TAAC 13 Oct 2003

Additional US$15 million for AAI to support UAVs in Iraq 10 Oct 2003

New VTOL platform designed for 'easy assembly' 09 Oct 2003

FAA recognises UAVs as future airspace users 08 Oct 2003

UAV support contract award by SPAWAR 07 Oct 2003

Eagle UAV chosen for UK JUEP 06 Oct 2003

Aerial sensor integrator is chosen for FCS 03 Oct 2003

Airship ACTD enters phase two 02 Oct 2003

Linked networks for small expendable UAVs 01 Oct 2003

Contract for J-UCAS weapons bay hoist system 30 Sep 2003

New UAV training facility for US Army 29 Sep 2003

New concepts for lethal UAVs 26 Sep 2003

New UAV concepts unveiled at MAKS 2003 25 Sep 2003

UK CATS bid unveiled 24 Sep 2003

New awards for UAV ice protection tests 23 Sep 2003

Making UAV video ‘tactically useful’ 22 Sep 2003

NASA tests Australian insect vision UAV 19 Sep 2003

Next generation Global Hawk in development 18 Sep 2003

Boeing agrees UAV links with CIRA 17 Sep 2003

ScanEagle UAV demonstrates long endurance 16 Sep 2003

New UCAV agreement 15 Sep 2003

Micro air vehicle for Malaysia 12 Sep 2003

Serbia unveils TUAV 11 Sep 2003

Class IV UAS for US Army FCS 10 Sep 2003

Unmanned aircraft for disaster mapping 09 Sep 2003

UAVs for grape monitoring missions 08 Sep 2003

Production plans for new Russian UAV 05 Sep 2003

UAV interoperability with air traffic systems 04 Sep 2003

Core FCS team now completed 03 Sep 2003

NASA dedicates new UAV technology centre 02 Sep 2003

Israeli MoD selects Searcher UAV 01 Sep 2003

Teaming agreement for BAMS UAV programme 29 Aug 2003

BQM-74E blasts off for Northrop 28 Aug 2003

Contract award for aerial target transponders 27 Aug 2003

TCS takes control of Fire Scout 26 Aug 2003

Electrical technology for X-45C UCAV 25 Aug 2003

New UAV joint industry/government workshop 22 Aug 2003

New contract for Predator MQ-1L UAV 21 Aug 2003

Italy studies Falco weaponisation issues 20 Aug 2003

Nottingham seeks small UAV 19 Aug 2003

‘First UAV’ receives US COA to fly in national airspace 18 Aug 2003

Thales defines key UAV challenges 15 Aug 2003

Micropilot releases ‘world’s smallest UAV autopilot’ 14 Aug 2003

BAE Systems receives new aerial target contract 13 Aug 2003

UAV experts required in Malaysia 12 Aug 2003

Canada buys tactical UAVs 11 Aug 2003

TCS contract for Raytheon 08 Aug 2003

UAV survivability under the microscope 07 Aug 2003

US Army places mini UAV contract 06 Aug 2003

Latest UAV procurement newsletter now online 05 Aug 2003

UAV Asia-Pacific presents Asian view of UAVs 04 Aug 2003

HALE UAV test in New Mexico 01 Aug 2003

Korea researches small VTOL UAV 31 Jul 2003

Watchkeeper makes progress 30 Jul 2003

Scandinavia debates UAV utility 29 Jul 2003

UCAR Phase II awards for Lockheed and Northrop 28 Jul 2003

Unmanned and unlimited in the US 25 Jul 2003

Canada launches UAV conference 24 Jul 2003

US/Israeli teaming on EO development for UAVs 23 Jul 2003

New partner for J-UCAS team 22 Jul 2003

UCAR moves up a gear 21 Jul 2003

CAE wins contract to train USAF Predator crews 18 Jul 2003

Partners selected for Future Combat Systems 17 Jul 2003

New MoU for UAV development 16 Jul 2003

US contract for Israeli UAV 15 Jul 2003

Birth of new high speed tactical UAV 14 Jul 2003

Production efforts for ScanEagle UAV 11 Jul 2003

New UAV events from Euro UVS 09 Jul 2003

New contract for Global Hawk 08 Jul 2003

UAV structures in the spotlight 07 Jul 2003

Maritime VTUAV from EADS 04 Jul 2003

Roadmap for UAV progress 03 Jul 2003

Testing on track for LEWK 02 Jul 2003

New succession plan for United Industrial 01 Jul 2003

Helios crashes on check-out flight 30 Jun 2003

UAVS re-structures its activities 27 Jun 2003

FLIR Systems launches new thermal imager 26 Jun 2003

Helios UAV to fly this week 25 Jun 2003

Sensor management contract for Global Hawk 24 Jun 2003

Boeing selects Goodrich ADS for the X-45C UCAV 23 Jun 2003

Teal forecasts US$500 million UAV EO sensor market 22 Jun 2003

Mixed fleet approach for NATO AGS 20 Jun 2003

Raytheon picks up TCS modification for MAE UAVs 19 Jun 2003

SAIC/Boeing enter new phase for FCS 18 Jun 2003

Vulture UAV recovery system for naval use? 17 Jun 2003

STN Atlas gives UAV systems update 16 Jun 2003

Korean Air Show focuses on UAVs 13 Jun 2003

New UAV work for Dryden in 2004 12 Jun 2003

Altair UAV takes maiden flight 11 Jun 2003

US$47 million UAV contract for Elbit 10 Jun 2003

Australia’s Customs Service considers UAVs 09 Jun 2003

UAVs proposed for humanitarian aid 06 Jun 2003

Nature inspires UAV technology development 05 Jun 2003

Flight test plans for second Fire Scout UAV 04 Jun 2003

EADS focuses on UAV and defence business 03 Jun 2003

ASTi supports Navy UAV Lab 02 Jun 2003

Pratt & Whitney win UAV engine contract 29 May 2003

U.S. Army procures IGNAT UAV system 28 May 2003

May 2003 newsletter now available on uavworld.com 27 May 2003

Asian Aerospace focuses on UAVs 26 May 2003

UAV propulsion forges ahead 23 May 2003

ESA funds lighter-than-air UAV project 22 May 2003

Future Combat Systems passes milestone 21 May 2003

US Army launches RFI for TUAV architecture 20 May 2003

Sweden organises UAV/UCAV symposium 19 May 2003

Predator UAV proposed for maritime boundary patrol 16 May 2003

Boeing and General Atomics sign MoU on UAVs 15 May 2003

Bidders set sights on CATS 14 May 2003

UAVs to play ‘integral role’ in battlefield operations 13 May 2003

Raytheon order for Global Hawk maritime demo 12 May 2003

New Zealand tests UAV 09 May 2003

Defence giants plead for greater European support 08 May 2003

Singapore investigates VTOL UAV 07 May 2003

US pursues heavy fuel engine for UAVs 06 May 2003

Approval given for X-47B Navy UCAV 05 May 2003

DARPA starts joint UCAV demo programme 02 May 2003

Aerial target contract for BAE 01 May 2003

Accent on ELINT and COMINT 30 Apr 2003

Northrop unveils UCAV-N concept 29 Apr 2003

Raytheon wins LADAR contract 28 Apr 2003

Germany receives updated CL-289s 25 Apr 2003

Sources sought for small unit level UAV systems 24 Apr 2003

Roke outlines expendable UAV concept 23 Apr 2003

US looks at Weather Scout UAV 22 Apr 2003

Avoid developing ‘new rules’ for UAVs 17 Apr 2003

Researchers encouraged by 'sense and avoid' results 16 Apr 2003

New goals for UAV Roadmap 15 Apr 2003

US Marines on the hunt with Silver Fox UAV 14 Apr 2003

Keeping an eye on Watchkeeper 11 Apr 2003

US$2 million high altitude airship contract 10 Apr 2003

DARPA outlines UAV strategic thrust 09 Apr 2003

Communication relay for Dragon Eye UAV 08 Apr 2003

NAVAIR demonstrates airborne control of UAV 07 Apr 2003

Joint UAV experimentation programme for UK 04 Apr 2003

Increased funding for UAVs in FY2004 03 Apr 2003

US$5 million contracts for Neptune maritime UAV 02Apr 2003

First 3D airborne laser radar images of hidden targets 01 Apr 2003

UAV forums in Paris for Euro UVS 31 Mar 2003

Boeing moves on FCS software 28 Mar 2003

UAV civil applications in the spotlight 27 Mar 2003

UCAV interoperability with manned aircraft 26 Mar 2003

Eagle Eye initial selection for Deepwater 25 Mar 2003

ITALDs may be used in Iraq 24 Mar 2003

TRW to support Hunter contract 21 Mar 2003

Unmanned conference during DSEi 20 Mar 2003

UAV Air Demo 2003 19 Mar 2003

UAV Roadmap defines reliability objectives 18 Mar 2003

Real-time imagery from TIS 17 Mar 2003

Iraq reveals RPV-30A 14 Mar 2003

Iraqi drone needs further investigation 13 Mar 2003

Aerosonde returns to Alaska 12 Mar 2003

Flying SnifferSTAR may aid civilians and US military 11 Mar 2003

Birth of regional UAV test centre 10 Mar 2003

US Navy collates VTUAV requirements  7 Mar 2003

Boeing/DARPA complete X-45A milestone  6 Mar 2003

Sikorsky chooses SGI for advanced concepts projects  5 Mar 2003

US Air Force awards Global Hawk contract  4 Mar 2003

US Special Ops awards FLIR contract  3 Mar 2003

New French UAV company  28 Feb 2003

Successful small diameter bomb test  27 Feb 2003

X-47A Pegasus reaches flight milestone  26 Feb 2003

Rand study calls for US$50 million landmine removal  25 Feb 2003

Air Force receives new Global Hawk  24 Feb 2003

AeroVironment chairman receives double honour  21 Feb 2003

Desert Hawk nominated for Collier Trophy  20 Feb 2003

Australia’s prototype UAVs for mineral survey  19 Feb 2003

Bell Eagle Eye selected for USCG Deepwater programme  18 Feb 2003

Aerosonde completes chemical sensor flight testing  17 Feb 2003

Boeing and IAI team to offer UAVs to the Australian Defence Force  14 Feb 2003

New Dominator UAV weapon  13 Feb 2003

Powell presents UAV findings to UN  12 Feb 2003

Northrop Grumman receives Global Hawk contract  11 Feb 2003

Pakistan disputes UAV shootdown  10 Feb 2003

Fire Scout UAV completes 4-hour flight  9 Feb 2003

German withdrawal from Taifun?  8 Feb 2003

Thales and Northrop chosen for UK Watchkeeper  7 Feb 2003

Scan Eagle demonstration  6 Feb 2003

Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration  5 Feb 2003

Luna made available for Iraq  4 Feb 2003

Global Hawk contract modification  31 Jan 2003

First production Fire Scout air vehicle/GCS  16 Jan 2003

Northrop launches UAV simulator from capsule system  14 Jan 2003

Pioneer video links to Navy Harrier  9 Jan 2003

Predator B UAV contract is signed  2 Jan 2003

Sagem announces 2002 sales  1 Jan 2003

 

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