General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $30,191,431 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00014) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0016). Continue reading
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Northrop Grumman to Design Autonomous VTOL UAS for DARPA
The US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to design an autonomous Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capable of operating from a moving vessel at sea. Continue reading
FAA Drone Symposium and Advanced Air Mobility Summit 2023
This August, the FAA and AUVSI are co-hosting two events designed to advance the use of drones and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Also located at the Baltimore Convention Center from August 2-3, the AAM Summit will feature sessions and workshops to reimagine the transportation of people and goods in urban and rural areas. Continue reading
RigiTech’s BVLOS Drone Delivery Lands in Uruguay
RigiTech’s Eiger drone has begun a 4-month pilot project in Uruguay, pioneering the first BVLOS operation in Latin America. Spanish-Uruguayan company CIELUM, in coordination with engineer Franco Simini from the biomedical engineering nucleus of the Faculty of Engineering (UDELAR) and Tacuarembó Hospital (ASSE), begun flying BVLOS (Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight) deliveries to extend the hospital’s medical logistics throughout the Tacuarembó department in Uruguay. Continue reading
Kosovo Receives More Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones
Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday announced that the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) purchased from Turkey have arrived in the country. Continue reading
DroneShield Awarded $33M US Government Contract
DroneShield Ltd has announce that it has received a record $33 million order from a U.S. Government agency. The award consists of DroneShield equipment and multi-year services. Continue reading
GA-ASI’s Unmanned Aircraft Cross 8 Million Flight Hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours. GA-ASI aircraft have completed 566,000 total missions in nearly 40 countries around the world. Continue reading
Corruption and Bureaucracy Stifle Russia’s Attempt to Produce Shahed drones
Russia’s convoluted attempt to produce Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones domestically spotlights systemic flaws and mismanagement in its defense industry. According to leaked data published by the Russian opposition group “Protocol”, the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan aims to manufacture Shahed-136 drones under an exorbitant deal with sanctions-hit Iran. Continue reading