Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has received a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to provide service and support for deployed counter unmanned defense systems. Continue reading
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Thales and Operational Solutions to Cooperate on C-UAV and UTM Solutions
Thales and UK-based defence firm Operational Solutions Limited (OSL) have signed a cooperation agreement to further develop and deliver joint opportunities and solutions in the areas of civil counter-unmanned aerial vehicles and systems (C-UAV), as well as unmanned traffic management (UTM). Continue reading
Nordic Unmanned Acquires AirRobot
Nordic Unmanned has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares the leading German drone developer and manufacturer AirRobot. Continue reading
Eurodrone Gets €118M Funding Injection
In presence of the main MALE RPAS industrial partners (Leonardo S.p.a, Airbus Defence & Space SAU and Dassault Aviation), the OCCAR-EA Director and a senior representative from Airbus Defence & Space GmbH (coordinating company) signed the Grant Agreement to allow European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) funding from the European Union to partially finance the MEDIUM ALTITUDE LONG ENDURANCE REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (MALE RPAS) programme (aka EURODRONE). Continue reading
Doosan Mobility Hydrogen Drones Enter the European Market
Doosan Mobility Innovation(DMI) is accelerating its plan to enter the European market with the first European dealer, FRP Advanced Technologies Aerospace & Defence, S.L(FRP Tech.). Continue reading
Baykar Defence Teases Combat UAS (MIUS)
Baykar Defence has been teasing its new Combat Unmanned Aircraft System (MIUS) which it will reveal on July 20, 2021. A new unmanned aerial vehicle design is included in the post on Baykar Defense’s Twitter account with the words “Holiday gift is loading, wait for 20 July…”. Continue reading
US Marines Test Flying, Remote-Controlled Grenades
With hands held overhead, the Marine waits for the grenade to spin up, and then releases it into the air. With a drone and its four rotors attached to the top of its body, the grenade takes off, a gentle flight for the typically hand-tossed munition. Continue reading
Cyberhawk Performs 22,000 Power Grid Inspections in 6 Months
Cyberhawk, a global provider of drone-based inspections and creator of iHawk, a cloud-based asset visualization software platform, has launched more than 22,000 drone flights to inspect nearly 25,000 electric utility structures in the Western U.S. through the first six months of 2021 as part of utilities critical wildfire prevention and reliability campaigns. Continue reading