Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded a $71,555,347 firm-fixed-price contract for six low-rate initial production Lot V RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems. This contract provides for the procurement of the air vehicles, ground control stations, launch and recovery equipment, shipboard equipment kits, and systems engineering and program management.
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Sikorsky Completes DARPA ALIAS Phase 1 Autonomous Flight
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, has successfully demonstrated a 30-mile autonomous flight using a Sikorsky S-76 commercial helicopter to complete Phase 1 of an $8 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) Continue reading
World’s First Electric VTOL Personal Flight Vehicle
The European Space Agency (ESA) is backing a German startup working to develop the world’s first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) personal flight jet aircraft for consumers.
Aeronautics to Launch Orbiter 4
Aeronautics LTD announced that it will soon launch a new Unmanned Aerial System platform – Orbiter 4. The development of the Orbiter 4 has recently reached its final steps, and the new platform is expected to be fully introduced and launched toward the end of 2016.
UK Start-Up Offers Airspace Alerts for Drone Operators
UK tech startup Altitude Angel is a drone cloud services company offering enhanced situational awareness information, real-time ‘air traffic control for drones’, as well as plug-in geofencing data targeted at manufacturers and developers. It has now unveiled a global airspace monitoring system that promises to help drone operators fly more safely and responsibly – Airspace Alerts.
Kalashnikov to Showcase UAVs at KADEX Exhibition
Russia’s Zala Aero Group unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer, which is a part of Russia’s largest small arms maker Kalashnikov Concern, will display a range of its products at the upcoming KADEX-2016 military hardware exhibition.
Argus Buys UAS Safety Institute
Argus International has completed the acquisition of the Orlando, Florida-based Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a privately-held unmanned aircraft system (UAS) safety training, certification and management business. The acquisition augments Argus’ global aviation safety presence in the airline, business aviation and rotary wing industry segments. Continue reading
Raytheon to Adapt UVision Hero-30 System for US Army
Raytheon Company and UVision signed a teaming agreement to work together on small, loitering airborne solutions. As part of the deal, Raytheon will adapt the Hero-30 remotely-operated lethal loitering airborne system from Israel’s UVision for U.S. military requirements.