The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $47 million contract to develop, demonstrate and deliver autonomous technologies for unmanned air systems in support of in-theater unmanned cargo resupply missions. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace will demonstrate intelligent autonomous technologies for unmanned aerial systems using the K-MAX helicopter platform. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2011
AeroVironment Gets $65 Million Order for Digital Puma
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has received a firm-fixed-price contract delivery order valued at $65,532,394 for new digital Puma All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems and initial spares packages.
General Atomics ASI Named One of Four Contractors in US Navy’s UCLASS Study
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that the U.S. Navy recently awarded the company a study contract to support pre-Milestone A activities for the service’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme. Continue reading
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems and AME Unmanned Systems Form Strategic Alliance
AME Unmanned Systems, a ChandlerMay, Inc. company, and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic alliance agreement regarding unmanned systems development.
SAAB Pitches Skeldar at US Navy
Swedish aerospace firm Saab is taking on U.S. defense industry heavyweight Boeing and other American firms to land the rights to a lucrative Navy unmanned aircraft deal.
China Tests First Aircraft Carrier
China’s first aircraft carrier returned to its base after completing a four-day maiden voyage to test its system and capabilities. Li Jie, a researcher of the China Navy Military Academy, said that some unmanned aircraft might have landed on the carrier. Continue reading
ICAO’s NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar & Workshop – Lima, Peru
The ICAO NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar/Workshop starts today at the premises of the ICAO SAM Regional Office in Lima, Peru and will continue up to 19 August 2011.
Emergency Parachutes for Civilian UAS
Larry Williams, CEO of BRS Aerospace, said at EAA AirVenture that his company is working on research projects to develop parachute systems for unmanned aircraft, in addition to its current line for light aircraft.