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  2. Eristalis tenax - Wikipedia

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    Eristalis tenax, the common drone fly, is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. [2] It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established. It can be found in gardens and fields in Europe [3] and ...

  3. Eristalinus taeniops - Wikipedia

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    Eristalinus taeniops can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). [5] These hoverflies exhibit a bee-like yellow and black coloration (Batesian mimicry) and are often mistaken for wasps or bees.

  4. Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton - Wikipedia

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    Fox News cited an alleged anonymous U.S. official as a source that the drone had been an MQ-4C Triton, but the U.S. Central Command later confirmed it was a BAMS-D, a prototype version of the RQ-4A drone, developed during the development of the MQ-4C. In total, four of these prototype aircraft were built, and they had been assigned to the Navy ...

  5. Command: Modern Air Naval Operations - Wikipedia

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    Command: Modern Air Naval Operations is a warfare simulation video game developed by Greek studio Warfare Sims and published by Matrix Games, and was released on September 24, 2013. Often described as the spiritual successor to the legacy Harpoon series, Command expanded on both the scope and detail of simulation compared to Harpoon and was ...

  6. Micromechanical Flying Insect - Wikipedia

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    These units work together to take a specific task, such as "fly forward", as an input and signals are sent through to both wings to produce a calibrated output to perform the task. This is a more in depth view of the flow of operations; the initial visual system analyzes the location in three-dimensional space, through computing the ...

  7. General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) sought the ability to pack up an MQ-9 in less than eight hours, fly it anywhere in the world aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, and then have it ready to fly in another eight hours to support special operations teams at places with no infrastructure. MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones must fly aboard ...

  8. Regulation of unmanned aerial vehicles - Wikipedia

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    In order to fly in the Special Category, the national aviation authority needs to issue a permit. In a written manual, the drone operator must systematically review the operational risks, and how they are dealt with. Also, the operator must describe how he intends to co-operate with other authorities (e.g. Air Traffic Control). [16]

  9. Mimicking operations - Wikipedia

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    Mimicking operations is a tactical concept, developed under Terrorist Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, to explain a form of deception, commonly used by terrorists in their attacks. The concept is commonly used in military tactical modelling and scientific simulation; and is connected to the idea of shielding friendly forces (as well as foes ...