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	Video - Grim Reaper: USAF and RAF UCAV Operations in SW Asia Andrew Brookes discusses USAF and RAF UCAV operations in SW Asia.
	Video - Italian Air Force UAS Operational Experience and Vision for the Future Luca Comini talks about the Italian Air Force UAS operational experience.
	Northrop Grumman Corporation Unmanned Systems Navy UCAS Born from the former Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) program, the Navy UCAS program will develop a strike fighter-sized unmanned air vehicle that will demonstrate carrier-based launch and recovery in the 2011 timeframe.
	Lockheed Martin: Cormorant Lockheed Martin is developing an unmanned aircraft that can be released from the ballistic missile tube of a Trident Submarine - 150 feet underwater. Floating to the surface, its wings unfold, booster rockets fire, and it is airborne. Called the Cormorant, this jet-powered autonomous aircraft could act as a spy plane or deliver firepower in a surgical strike. When the mission is over, the Cormorant receives computer signals from the submarine that can direct it to a rendezvous point. More on Cormorant.

Podcasts

The benefits, challenges and evolution of unmanned combat air vehicles: : a RAF perspective Interview with Wing Commander Chris Thirtle covering the future direction of the use of UCAVs in the RAF.

Dr. Bill Powers, USMC Warfighting Lab, on UCAVs Dr. Earl William Powers, Research Fellow for the US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, joins Defence IQ to outline the current stage of development in UCAV technology and deployment, the difficulty of training UCAV pilots and the program they undertake, and key recommendations from operational feedback.

Dr. Earl William Powers, Research Fellow, USMC Warfighting Lab Dr. Powers outlines the current stage of development in UCAV technology and deployment, the difficulty of training UCAV pilots compared with traditional manned aircraft and the program these operators undertake, as well as key recommendations he has noted from operational feedback. He will also provide us with a preview of his seminar topics on the subject of unmanned systems at this year's conference.

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	Q&A with Wing Commander Chris Thirtle discussing ‘The benefits, challenges and evolution of unmanned combat air vehicles’ Q&A with Wing Commander Chris Thirtle covering the future direction of the use of UCAVs in the RAF. The interview explores key issues including the core benefits of using UCAVs operationally, the roadblocks stopping UCAVs from becoming more pervasive and whether there will ever be a truly autonomous UCAV. He also discusses the issue of pilots flying remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) without traditional RAF pilot training - and the implications to RPA development, and considers at what point RPAs hold sufficient capability to become part of the force mix.
	Q&A: Lt. Col. Frank Weisskirchen, NATO JAPCC The subject matter expert talks to Defence IQ on the official UAV/UCAV research paper compiled and released by NATO's Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC).
	Article - Sea Avenger UCAV Revealed by General Atomics
	Phantom Ray prepares for stealth debut The first unmanned aerial system to not require a remote pilot on the ground to guide it is heading for take off by December of this year.
	US Navy looks to a UCAV future

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