Northrop Grumman has received a new $262.3 million contract to develop and build a new MQ-8C version of the Firescout unmanned rotorcraft, the US Navy announced on 23 April. Continue reading
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FAA Releases Info on US Domestic UAS Activity
View Map of Domestic Drone Authorizations in a larger Google map. Continue reading
AeroVironment Delivers 1,000th PUMA – Gets $20M US Army Contract
AeroVironment announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $20,430,433 from the U.S. Army for RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) on March 27, 2012. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Roll Out First US Navy MQ-4C BAMS in June
Northrop Grumman will roll-out the first US Navy MQ-4C in June, company and USN officials say. Continue reading
UAV Vision and MicroPilot Support Wild-Hogs Team in UAV Outback Challenge Australia
UAV Vision has teamed up with Micropilot to provide key equipment for the Wild-Hogs team entering into the upcoming UAV Outback Challenge in Kingaroy, Australia. Continue reading
3D Printed Unmanned Aircraft
Inspired by a US Air Force defence programme, SelectTech Geospatial proved that an innovative company could make a UAS quickly and with limited resources. SelectTech’s test flight also marked the first time a 3D-printed UAS took off and landed on its own gear. Continue reading
Iran Claims Reverse Engineering of RQ-170 Sentinel
Iran claimed on Sunday that it had reverse-engineered the RQ-170 captured by its armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Common Link Integration Processing System Ready for Fielding
The Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system being developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation has received Milestone C acquisition approval from the US Air Force, leading to the fielding of this software package and providing aircrews with enhanced capabilities to communicate critical tactical information. Continue reading