General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California has been awarded a $21,645,981 contract action for Netherlands MQ-9 Contractor Logistics Support. Continue reading
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Leidos Gets $27M US Air Force Contract for HPM C-UAS System Prototype
Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, has been awarded a $26,907,358 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of a mature prototype based on the first generation technology demonstrator, high-power microwave (HPM) counter unmanned aerial system (cUAS) prototype. Continue reading
DroneShield and Teledyne FLIR Collaboration Wins Western Military Agency Customer
DroneShield Limited and Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, have announced a collaboration to offer a joint sensing and mitigation solution for unmanned aerial threats. Continue reading
Airbus and OCCAR Sign Eurodrone contract
Airbus and the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) have signed the Eurodrone global contract, which includes the development and manufacturing of 20 systems and 5 years of initial in-service support. Continue reading
BlueHalo Gets $14M US Army Offensive Swarming UAS Contract
BlueHalo was recently awarded an initial $14M contract for the development of a HIVE small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) architecture by the US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). BlueHalo will provide the Army with a transformational sUAS autonomous swarming capability not currently available to the warfighter. Continue reading
DroneShield and Allen Vanguard Partner across C-UAS and C-IED sectors
DroneShield Limited, an Australian/US provider of Artificial Intelligence based platforms for protection against advanced threats such as drones and autonomous systems and Allen-Vanguard, a US owned provider of Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) solutions with facilities in the UK & North America, have announced a partnership between their companies. Continue reading
India Puts $3BN Predator Deal on Hold
India has put its plan to acquire 30 Predator armed drones from the US on the back burner, on account of its focus on indigenous development and manufacturing, as well as the prohibitive cost involved. Apparently the Pentagon has been informed of the decision. Continue reading
Dutch Army Orders Smart Shooter’s SMASH Solution
SMART SHOOTER, an Israeli designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems that increase the accuracy and lethality of small arms, has received an order from the Dutch Army and will provide them with its SMASH AD solution for operational use. Continue reading