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Liteye Systems Expands Manufacturing – Opens 55K Sq. Ft. Facility

Liteye Systems Ribbon Cutting – Pictured from Left to Right (Executive Team): Derek Newsom, Chief Operating Officer, Scott McClean, Government Relations, Kenneth Geyer, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, (Kenneth Geyer’s Daughters), Jamie Chief Procurement Officer, Tom Scott, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Zac Neumayr, VP of Strategic Accounts, Rick Sondag, VP of Operation, Ryan Hurt, VP of Business Development

Liteye Systems, Inc. the US leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, announced the opening of a new 55,000 square foot facility in Highfield Business Park, near Centennial Airport, CO to accommodate rapid growth and support increasing manufacturing demands. Continue reading →

Elroy Air Launches Autonomous Cargo Drone

Elroy Air on Dec. 16 announced the release of the Chaparral, an unmanned hybrid electric aircraft capable of carrying up to 300 pounds of cargo over 300 miles without the need for airports. Continue reading →

Braving the Eye of the Storm

Joe Cione and Coyote UAS in front of NOAA P-3 at MacDill-AFB

The most dangerous part of the hurricane is the eyewall close to the ocean. It’s where the storm draws energy from heat in the water, which influences how strong – and how quickly – the storm will develop. It’s also where the strongest winds lurk. Continue reading →

How Drones Can Save the UK Public Sector £1bn

New research from Nesta Challenges’ Flying High programme, which analyses how drones can provide benefits to UK cities, reveals that the use of drones – for services such as blood sample transport by regional pathology units and the NHS – could save the public sector £1.1 bn by 2035. Continue reading →

Leidos to Acquire Dynetics for $1.65bn

Dynetics and its partners are building the army’s laser weapon system demonstrator

Leidos Holdings, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-owned Dynetics, Inc. (“Dynetics”), an industry-leading applied research and national security solutions company, for $1.65 billion in cash. The Board of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction. Continue reading →

Monarch Hybrid Range Extender for Electric UAVs

UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a pioneer of micro-turbine technology, announced that it successfully demonstrated its Monarch Hybrid Range Extender (HREX), a micro-turbine powered generator technology that extends the range of electrically powered medium-sized unmanned aircraft (UAVs). Continue reading →

Lockheed Martin and Canadian UAVs Team on BVLOS Operations

The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations. Continue reading →

Naval Integration Drive Shapes Acquisition of Marine MUX UAV

Bell V-247 tiltrotor

As the US Navy and US Marines continue to highlight close naval integration, the interconnectedness of the two services has moved beyond concepts and doctrine and is spilling into acquisition decisions being made, a top Marine Corps general told USNI News. Continue reading →