Persistent Systems, LLC, a supplier of mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced that autonomous and unmanned vehicle technologies provider Robotic Research has joined the Wave Relay Ecosystem, an industry alliance of sensor and unmanned system companies that all utilize Persistent’s Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network. Continue reading
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Delta Drone Relists on the ASX
Delta Drone International Limited, Australia’s first listed drones-as-a-service company, re-commenced trading on December 31st, 2020, on the ASX following the successful merger between world-leading drone safety company ParaZero and international drone services provider Delta Drone South Africa. Continue reading
GA-ASI Selected for Skyborg Vanguard Program
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to support the Skyborg Vanguard Program. Skyborg will become the foundation of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) autonomous capabilities for a family of future USAF unmanned combat aerial vehicles. Continue reading
AAI Gets $36.7M US Army Shadow Support Contract
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $36,680,072 fixed-price-incentive contract for contractor logistics support for the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Teledyne to Acquire FLIR Systems for $8BN
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and FLIR Systems, Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.0 billion. Continue reading
US Department of Agriculture Selects Draganfly Commander
Draganfly Inc. has announced that the US Department of Agriculture has selected the use of the Draganfly Commander drones to do phenotyping and other related data collection and analysis. Continue reading
Boeing Gets $198M MQ-25 Tanker Upgrade Contract
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $198,000,000 not-to-exceed undefinitized fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00028) to a previously awarded contract (N00019-18-C-1012). Continue reading
Alpine 4 Technologies Acquires Vayu US
Alpine 4 Technologies, Ltd., owner of several small market businesses, announced that it has entered into a binding LOI with Vayu (U.S.), Inc.. Vayu builds high-performance vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) hybrid propulsion-based, autonomous aircraft. Continue reading







