Insitu, A Boeing Company, announces its 30th anniversary this week at The Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Conference & Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Continue reading
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Hughes to Connect Gray Eagle UAS with Next Gen Satellite Communications for GA-ASI
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced that it has been awarded a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to produce a key component of the next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) system for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
BlueHalo to Provide US Army with Full-Cycle Support for High Energy Laser Systems
The Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) system, developed by BlueHalo in support of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), has a proven track record of successfully engaging and eliminating small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) threats to forces and critical infrastructure–a rapidly growing concern to U.S. battlefield dominance. Continue reading
Shield AI to Acquire Australia-Based Sentient Vision Systems and Establish Shield AI Australia
Shield AI, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sentient Vision Systems (Sentient), an Australia-based supplier of AI-enabled real-time situational awareness solutions, pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. Continue reading
DroneShield Gets R&D Project Award from a Five-Eyes Government
DroneShield has been awarded an approximately $900k R&D contract from a Five-Eyes Government*. The contract is notable in that it specifically aims to leverage the potential of the DroneSentry-X Mk2 and aims to provide an initial set of software tools to enhance end-user capabilities in the Counter-UAS Electronic Attack domain. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $561M US Army Gray Eagle Technical Services Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $561,461,733 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Gray Eagle technical services. Continue reading
The Netherlands to Upgrade its MQ-9A Capabilities
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is working with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to make important upgrades to their growing fleet of MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $53M MQ-9 Support Contract for UK
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $53,176,133 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for MQ-9 logistical and ground control station support. Continue reading