Kyrgyzstan has purchased Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)-made Anka unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), said the Central Asian country’s Presidential Press Service head, Daiyrbek Orunbekov. Continue reading
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Leonardo DRS to Provide Additional M-LIDS Counter-UAS Platforms for US Army
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it was awarded a contract to provide additional counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) platforms in support of U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office’s on-going Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS) program. Continue reading
Greece to Build New Advanced Drone Called ‘the Griffin’
On January 12th at the Ministry of Finance, in the presence of the Minister of Finance Mr. Christos Staikouras and the Minister of National Defense Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, the memorandum of cooperation was signed between the management of the Hellenic Aviation Industry (EAB) and the rector’s authorities of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , of the University of Patras, the Democritus University of Thrace and the University of Thessaly for the design and industrial production of a second, more complex unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) for a variety of uses. Continue reading
Dedrone Acquires Aerial Armor
Dedrone has announced its acquisition of Aerial Armor, a supplier of counterdrone systems and integrator of drone detection hardware. Continue reading
Argentina Buys Loitering Munitions from Israel
This is a first purchase, with the purpose of evaluating the technical and operational characteristics of the loitering munitions models UVISION HERO-30 (light) and HERO-120 (medium), within the different units of the Argentine Armed Forces. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $15.5M US Navy Contract for 2 XQ-58A Valkyrie UAVs
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc, Sacramento, California, is awarded a contract in the amount of $15,515.343 (cost-plus-fixed-price) for the procurement and delivery of two Valkyrie XQ-58A unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
Elbit Systems to Deliver Magni-X UAS to British Army
Elbit Systems UK has been awarded a contract to provide Magni-X micro-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (micro-UAS) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract has been awarded by Defence Equipment & Support’s Future Capability Group as part of the British Army’s Human Machine Teaming framework, and the proven micro-UAS will be delivered to specialist army units for service by mid-2023. Continue reading
Kratos Gets Mayhem Hypersonic Missile Program Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Defense & Rocket System Services (DRSS) Division, in collaboration with Kratos’ Unmanned Systems Division, has received a contract from its prime teammate and partner Leidos to support the Expendable Hypersonic Multi-Mission ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) and Strike Program, known as Mayhem. Continue reading