AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it received a $3,228,856 firm-fixed-price contract on Sept. 14, 2018 from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide RQ-20B Puma AE II small unmanned aircraft systems, training and support to an allied nation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility. Continue reading
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Kratos Opens 100,000 SqFt Unmanned Aircraft Factory in Oklahoma City
State and community leaders joined executives from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) at a ribbon cutting for the company’s new 100,000 square foot unmanned aircraft production facility in the Will Rogers Business Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Komatsu to Distribute Skycatch Solution Globally
Komatsu and Skycatch jointly announced the global availability of the Explore1 high precision RTK drone, Edge1 GNSS base station, on-premise data processing and aerial analytics unit, now available through the Komatsu global distribution channels. Continue reading
Swarm Killer: Raytheon’s Mobile Laser Defense System
Raytheon just released this High-Energy Mission Scenarios marketing video in which they demonstrate their vision for networked laser defenses. Continue reading
SlantRange and Microsoft Partner on Scalable Crop Analytics Solutions for Agriculture
SlantRange, Inc., provider of remote sensing and analytics systems for agriculture, announced a new partnership with Microsoft to bring a new set of powerful and scalable aerial measurement and data solutions to the global agriculture market. Continue reading
China’s X-47B Knockoff at Zuhai Airshow
The Chinese government regularly uses Zhuhai, also known as the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition and Airshow China, to formally reveal new aircraft and other military technologies. Continue reading
China Releases CH-5 Video
China has released a new propaganda video of its deadly unmanned fighter jet, which shows the aircraft striking still and moving targets. Continue reading
Elbit to Provide UAS to EU Maritime Safety Agency
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that it was awarded a framework contract to provide maritime Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) patrol services to be provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to countries in the European Union. Continue reading




