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AeroVironment Inc., Monrovia, California, has been awarded a $7,350,005 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to contract W31P4Q-17-C-0171 for Switchblade contractor logistics support consisting of field service representatives, continental U.S. training, travel, rework, shipping, flight support, repair and maintenance, and training materials. Continue reading
Boeing is sponsoring a new challenge open to everyone to create a personal flying vehicle that is safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and capable of 20 miles in flight carrying a single person. Continue reading
Today marks the beginning of Commercial Drone Week in Silicon Valley. As a precursor to Drone World Expo, a series of Pre-Conference Workshops will take place at the same venue as Drone World Expo. The workshops will focus on ‘Public Safety Training’, ‘sUAS for Inspections’ and ‘Sensors and Analytics for Precision Agriculture’. Continue reading
Officials last week launched what they touted as the first air corridor in the nation where unmanned aerial vehicles can safely fly beyond line of sight for testing and development. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $163,212,869 modification (P00119) to contract W58RGZ-13-C-0109 for MQ-1C Gray Eagle extended range supplemental production hardware. Continue reading
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a $29,776,287 firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of 21 Common Sensor Payload systems to meet an increased production requirement of the Army Gray Eagle. Continue reading
Coalition airstrikes killed three senior and highly skilled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria officials near Mayadin, Syria, Sept. 12-14, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Continue reading
Navy officer Delmar Fahrney was among the first visionaries to realize that remotely piloted aircraft could be used to deliver ordnance without putting soldiers at risk. Fahrney was instrumental in creating three Special Task Air Groups (STAGs) to deploy drones in the Pacific Theater. Continue reading