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The UK Ministry Of Defence is currently seeking information in order to qualify requirements and develop our understanding of the potential for the market to provide an autonomous maritime airborne heavy lift capability for the Royal Navy. Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace and the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing announced that the US Air Force awarded them an Agility Prime contract for “Decentralized Remote ID for Air Vehicles: Optimization of Low Latency, Scalable Data Networks Via Emulation, Modelling, and Simulation. Continue reading
L-R: Frédéric Bruder, Managing Director of the non-profit ADAC Luftrettung, and Florian Reuter, CEO of Volocopter holding the signed contracts.
Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $53,700,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable-no-fee, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for the RQ-4B Global Hawk. Continue reading
Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, announced that it raised a further £4m ($5.3m US) from one of Europe’s largest VC investors, Octopus Ventures. Continue reading
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The Belgian army, in collaboration with its Dutch and Luxembourg counterparts, will acquire two type new drones to strengthen its range of UAS, the Department of Defense announced. Continue reading
China’s state media has announced that he country will supply 50 Wing Loong II armed drones to Pakistan. This would pose a problem for Indian ground formations in high-altitude areas as India’s military does not have the ability to respond to a drone attack. Continue reading
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that Kratos has received a $17,776,055 award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for work in support of the government’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) efforts, including as related to the XQ-58A Valkyrie.