Taiwanese company GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology has inked an agreement with British firm Flyby Technology that paves the way for the purchase, technology transfer and production of 160 Turkish-made Jackal drones. Continue reading
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UAV Communications Gets $8M USAF Contract for UK MQ-9 Reaper Operations
UAV Communications Inc., Newport News, Virginia, was awarded an $8,342,946 firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contract action for the ongoing sustainment, management, development, and network administration of the United Kingdom MQ-9 Reaper Operation Centers. Continue reading
Red Cat to Supply US Customs and Border Protection with 106 Teal 2 Drone Systems
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. announced that subsidiary Teal Drones has signed $1.8 million in contracts with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide Teal 2 systems to U.S. Border Patrol. Continue reading
Hitachi Rail Files Merger Notification with European Commission for Acquisition of Thales Ground Transportation Systems Business
Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission, formally restarting the merger clearance process for the acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) in the European Union. Continue reading
Kongsberg Geospatial Integrates uAvionix FlightLine truSky ADS-B Data for IRIS Terminal Customers
Kongsberg Geospatial and uAvionix, providers of software services for UAS Command and Control (C2) and Uncrewed Air Traffic Management (UTM) systems respectively, announced the planned availability of uAvionix’s validated FlightLine ADS-B data from cooperative aircraft as an optional sensor feed for Kongsberg Geospatial IRIS Terminal users. Continue reading
Elbit Systems Gets $95M Contract for SkyStriker Loitering Munitions
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a $95 million contract to supply SkyStriker loitering munitions (LM) to a European country. The contract will be carried out over a period of two years. Continue reading
Red Cat, ESAero Announce Development Partnership
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government and commercial operations, has announced a development partnership with aerospace engineering firm ESAero. Continue reading
BAE Systems & Hybrid Air Vehicles Sign MoU to Develop Defence Applications for Airlander
Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd, a UK based provider of sustainable aircraft technology, has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and explore the potential of Airlander – an ultra-low emissions large aircraft – in security and defence applications, with BAE Systems’ FalconWorks advanced research & technology centre for the Air sector. Continue reading