The US Army desires to obtain information on an affordable Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS) Interceptor that provides protection against a primary threat set of tactical UAS, a secondary threat set of Cruise Missiles (CMs) and/or Rockets, Artillery, Mortars (RAM).
Monthly Archives: July 2011
US Army Extends MRMP VTOL UAS RFI Deadline
The US Army has issued an amendment to its RFI on MRMP VTOL UAS originally posted on June 27th responding to questions for clarification and extending the deadline to August 10, 2011.
Northrop Grumman HART On-Demand Intelligence System – Succesful Live Fire Demonstration
Using real-time video imagery distributed from Northrop Grumman Corporation’s on-demand intelligence system, Marines successfully completed live-fire targeting exercises on the Marine Corps’ extensive ranges Twentynine Palms, California.
DynCorp Gets $93M Maintenance Contract from US Navy
DynCorp International is being awarded a $92,866,122 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide organizational level maintenance and logistic support on all aircraft and support equipment for which the Naval Test Wing Atlantic has maintenance responsibility.
Centaur OPA Completes Fully Automatic Landings
Aurora Flight Sciences announced that its Centaur optionally-piloted aircraft has successfully completed its first fully automatic landings. The tests were conducted at Warrenton, Virginia.
Royal Australian Air Force Heron Contract Extended
'Bluey' the Heron - Credit: SGT W. Guthrie Copyright: Commonwealth of Australia
The Heron is set to continue service with the ADF in Afghanistan, after Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare announced a contract extension until the end of 2012.
NASA Awards Research Contract to Numerica for Next-Generation Collision Avoidance Technology
Numerica Corporation, a research and development company working in the area of information science, was awarded a two-year, $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop collision prediction capabilities for Unmanned Aircraft Systems operating in the National Airspace System.
US Navy Awards 4 Study Contracts For Unmanned Carrier-Borne Stealth UAS
Four American companies will demonstrate concepts for an unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft to the U.S. Navy.