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		<title>US Air Force Deflates the Blue Devil II Airship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 08:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Air Force has decided to terminate the Blue Devil II Airship (BD2) project. Air Force representatives have given the prime contractor, MAV6 LLC, notice to discontinue work on the program due to unacceptable performance and recurring failures to meet minimum operating standards.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Air Force Welcomes Wasp AE for the BATMAV Program with a $2.5 Million Order</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=32665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force has included AeroVironment’s new WASP AE to its Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (BATMAV) program. This inclusion enabled the Air Force to place a $2.5 million order for this enhanced configuration of the WASP Micro Air vehicle (MAV), which has already been adopted by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia’s New Shadow 200 Enhance ISR Support in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The RQ-7B Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS) has officially commenced operations with Australian forces in Afghanistan, providing an enhanced capability to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).]]></description>
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		<title>Aeronautics to Supply Finland with 55 Orbiter Mini-UAV Systems</title>
		<link>http://defense-update.com/20120503_aeronautics-to-supply-finland-with-55-orbiter-mini-uav-systems.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=aeronautics-to-supply-finland-with-55-orbiter-mini-uav-systems</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finland has selected the Israeli Orbiter-2 mini-UAV system for its next generation Unmanned Aerial System to be used in support of the tactical ground forces. The acquisition of 55 systems is expected to be worth about US$30 million.]]></description>
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		<title>Switzerland to Pick an Israeli Successor for the Ranger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Swiss defense forces has shortlisted two Israeli Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the next generation Swiss reconnaissance drone. The Heron 1 drone from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hermes 900 proposed by Elbit Systems were the two systems shortlisted by the Swiss evaluation team]]></description>
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		<title>Research: Global UAS Market to Grow by 4 Percent Annually until 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The global UAV market is expected to increase at a Combined Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.08% in the ten-year period between 2011 and 2012. While the demand for advanced technology UAVs is forecast to be on the rise, particularly for MALE UAVs, the global economic pressure and high R&#038;D costs are driving JVs and consolidation in the developed markets, while low reliability and high accident rate limit the use of UAS mainly to combat roles.]]></description>
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		<title>HardwareWall to Secure Predator and Reaper Ground Control Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defense-update.com/?p=31144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has received the first delivery of the Boeing tactical cross-domain technology, also known as eXMeritus HardwareWall, designed to improve the ability of intelligence analysts and warfighters to securely access videos and imagery from the MQ-1Predator and MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). GA-ASI contracted Boeing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lockheed Martin Develops a Lightweight Precision Weapon for Tactical UAVs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin successfully tested a new, lightweight precision guided weapon called 'Shadow Hawk' designed specifically for deployment from tactical unmanned aerial systems such as the MQ-7B Shadow 200 used by the US Marine Corps and Army.]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. Navy Orders Longer Endurance Fire Scouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy is ordering eight enhanced unmanned helicopters to be delivered by Northrop Grumman under the designation MQ-8C Fire Scout Endurance program. The Navy plans to deploy 28 such helicopters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Raven Enhanced with New Gimbaled Payload, Image Processing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Eshel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aerovironment is upgrading the RQ-11B Digital Raven with the Mantis i23 miniature multisensor payload, packing daylight video, thermal cameras and plus laser pointer. The company is also enhancing the system by processing the Raven video to trigger automatic Moving Target Indication (MTI). ]]></description>
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