Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. is already expanding to step up production of its unmanned aircraft systems at a plant near John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Elbit Systems Gets $35M Hermes 900 Support Contract from Israel Ministry of Defence
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it has received an approximately $35 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defence (“IMOD”) for the development of advanced features for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”) to be supplied within three years. Continue reading
UK Civil Aviation Authority Publishes List of 160 Approved UAS Users
Defence firms, police forces and fire services are among more than 130 organisations that have permission to fly small UAS in UK airspace, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Continue reading
Germany Plans to Deploy Armed UAS
A document obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE indicates that the German government is preparing to procure armed UAS for foreign combat. Continue reading
TAI Anka Completes Test Flight Programme
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced that the Anka Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAS has completed the last flights of its acceptance test campaign. Continue reading
Hollywood Lobbies FAA
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been actively lobbying the US government for UAS use in domestic air space. Continue reading
Elbit Systems to Present Maritime Hermes 900 at Aero India 2013
Elbit Systems has announced that it will introduce the Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System in a new configuration adapted to maritime missions at Aero India 2013. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $12M US Navy Contract for Wasp
AeroVironment has been awarded a $12 million contract from NAVAIR’s Program Office for Navy & Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-263), working collaboratively with the Army’s Counter-IED Program Office, for AeroVironment Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft systems, initial spares packages, training services, and one year of contractor logistics support. Continue reading