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Altus-II UAV

The Altus-II UAV, shown here with gear down, is a high altitude variant of the Predator UAV. It is powered by a 4-cylinder, 4-cycle,liquid/air cooled Rotax engine. Equipped with a single stage of turbo-charging, the Altus-II is capable of 45,000 feet maximum altitude. When a second stage turbo charger is installed, Altus-II should reach 65,000 feet.

Class I UAV Block 0

Soldiers from the Army’s Evaluation Task Force (AETF) have been training and testing equipment and capabilities that will be included in the Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (EIBCT) Capability Package. The Class I UAV Block 0 is included in this capability set. A Soldier readies the Class I UAV Block 0 for flight during the recent CCD experiment.

First UK Flight of Watchkeeper UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Watchkeeper makes it's first flight in the UK.The new UAV flew for the first time in the UK on 14 April, taking off from dedicated facilities at Parc Aberporth in West Wales for a 20-minute flight. Watchkeeper provides enhanced UAV capability that will enable commanders to detect and track targets for long periods, without the need to deploy troops into potentially sensitive or dangerous areas.The system is capable of rapid deployment and operations anywhere in the world and will support the information requirements of all three services. Photographer:Peter Russell LBIPP From: www.defenceimages.mod.uk

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CIA drone in Tehran

RQ-170 Sentinnel CIA spy drone captured by Iranian cyber warfare units of the Revolutionary Guards army in 2011, being displayed at the Mosalla exhibition center in Tehran. © All rights reserved - No usage allowed in any form without thewritten consent of the photographer Allowed for Commons under personally chosen licence (CC-BY-NC-SA)

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28.01.2013 – Die USA forcieren die digitale Aufrüstung: Das Pentagon will seine Schlagkraft in den Datennetzen kräftig aufstocken. Die Zahl der Spezialisten für Cyber-Kriegsführung soll verfünffacht werden, an der Spitze steht ein Hardliner der Sicherheitsbehörde NSA.


25. April 2013 – Material aus der Spielwarenabteilung: Die Brüder Zarnajew sollen die Bombenexplosionen von Boston mit Fernbedienungen für Spielzeugautos ausgelöst haben. Einer der mutmaßlichen Attentäter hätte schon vor anderthalb Jahren auf eine Liste von Terrorverdächtigen kommen sollen.

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