General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $12,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Australia Rebukes Sea Shepherd for Unauthorised Use of UAS
Osprey used by Sea Shepherd
The conservation group Sea Shepherd has been told by the Australian Antarctic Division that its UAS must undergo an urgent environmental impact assessment (EIA) if they are to be used in waters covered by the Antarctic Treaty. Continue reading
US Customs and Border Protection Gets 6th Predator B
US Customs and Border Protection received its ninth unmanned aircraft late December, the fourth at National Air Security Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Continue reading
Police in Brazil Deploy Heron for Drug Trafficking Surveillance
The Federal Police in the Parana district in Brazil have recently begun to operate a Heron-1 supplied by Israel Aerospace Industries. Continue reading
Israeli Heron Spotted Over Military Headquarters in Southern Turkey
An Israeli unmanned aircraft flying over Turkey was nearly intercepted by Turkish aerial defense forces, an Istanbul-based media outlet reported on Tuesday. Continue reading
Aurora Delivers First Set of BAMS Composites to Northrop Grumman
Aurora Flight Sciences announced the delivery of the first complete ship set of composite aerospace structures to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the US Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) programme. Continue reading
AAI Gets $66M Contracts for Weapons and Laser Designators on Shadow
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $54,795,517 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure laser designator retrofit kits for the Shadow unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Acquires Assets of CDL Systems Ltd
Lockheed Martin has announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of CDL Systems Ltd., a software engineering firm that specializes in the development and licensing of vehicle control station software for unmanned systems. Continue reading