Posts Tagged ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’
BAE Systems and The University of Manchester have successfully completed the first phase of flight trials with MAGMA – a small scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which will use a unique blown-air system to manoeuvre the aircraft – paving the way for future stealthier aircraft designs. The new concept for aircraft ...
MOD buys third record-breaking Zephyr-S UAV
August 30, 2016The Ministry of Defence has ordered a third record-breaking Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of a £13M contract with Airbus Defence and Space (ADS). Zephyr-S is the latest version of a highly sophisticated series of ultra-lightweight UAVs, capable of flying up to 70,000ft – twice the altitude of a ...
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