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Turkish Aerospace has secured a new, 22-unit order for its Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle from the nation's armed forces.

The US Army Futures Command, a new group leading the service s modernization efforts, is enthusiastic about using high-altitude unmanned air vehicles for a variety of missions, including as communications hubs.

AeroVironment plans to integrate its Shrike 2 unmanned air vehicle and Switchblade tactical missile with General Dynamics Land Systems armoured ground combat vehicles.

The US Air Force designated its hypersonic research rocket, the GOLauncher1, as the X-60A.

The US Air Force made its first-ever automated landing of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Block 5 unmanned air vehicle on 7 August.

Boeing-owned Insitu unveiled an extended-range unmanned air vehicle, called the Integrator ER, which is intended for use by the US Air Force.

As of January this year, there had been just seven reported collisions between drones and manned aircraft globally, none of which were in the UK.

Bell has signed an agreement with NASA to demonstrate its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70) an unmanned air vehicle flying within the National Airspace System in 2020.

India's army has selected the SpyLite mini unmanned air vehicle offered by Cyient Solutions & Systems for a high-altitude surveillance requirement.

The US Navy has awarded Boeing Defense an $805.3 million contract to develop four MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft.