UAV News Updates -- June 28, 2010

An MQ-1C Sky Warrior unmanned aircraft system sits in a hangar. The Army and Air Force plan to spell out how they can work together better to plan their unmanned aircraft fleets and train their drone crews, leaders for both services said. Army

UAV Market Exceeds Five Billion Dollars In 2010 -- Space Daily

New market research calculates that in 2010 the global market for unmanned aerial vehicles will reach more than $5.5bn. This can be attributed to the wide and growing popularity of UAVs as a key asset for armed forces worldwide.

Led by the US, which dominates spending on UAVs, many of the world's armed services are acquiring or developing a wide range of UAVs for use in current conflicts as well as in future scenarios. There will be steady demand across the wide range of the different types of UAVs, namely:

+ Mini UAVs

+ Tactical UAVs

+ Endurance UAVs

+ Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs)

+ Civil UAVs

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More News On UAVs

UAV Market on Rise -- U.S Market Alone Will Generate $62 Bln in 2010-2015 -- PR Web
Unrestrained Growth In UAS Market -- Official Wire
USAF, Army to Increase UAV Technology Sharing -- Daily Tech
Army, Air Force answer critics of UAV progress -- Army Times
DoD Delays Global Hawk Decision -- Defense News
Air Force Picks Whiteman, Ellsworth For UAV Mission -- Defense & Diplomacy
Ground control stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming networking-hub cockpits on the ground for U.S. unmanned forces -- Military & Aerospace
Border Drone Flights Suspended After Comms Breakdown -- Danger Room
Unmanned Airborne Warriors -- Live Science
French Could Turn To U.S. For MALE UAV -- Aviation Week
Turkish Military Officials in Israel to Pick Up Drones -- Arutz Sheva
'Turks are trying to pass Israeli UAVs as their own' -- Ynet News
UAV specialists recalled from Turkey -- Jerusalem Post
Israeli UAV deal with Russia stumbles -- UPI
Drone alone: how airliners may lose their pilots -- New Scientist
Unmanned vehicles move on civil airspace, one step at a time -- Flight Global