AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it secured a $8,371,332 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense FMS contract award on September 25, 2020 for Puma 3 AE tactical UAS, training and support to an allied nation. Delivery is anticipated by March 2021. Continue reading
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Woolpert Establishes UAS Hub in New Jersey
Woolpert is opening an office that will serve as the firm’s aviation research and unmanned aircraft systems hub in the National Aviation Research and Technology Park in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The space will support Woolpert’s full suite of UAS and urban air mobility personnel, technology and equipment, which includes platforms, sensors and advanced data processing systems. Continue reading
US Bans Use of Grant Funds for Certain Foreign Drones
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced last week that it had issued new guidance banning the use of agency grants to purchase drones and other unmanned aerial systems from foreign groups deemed threats.
GA-ASI Gets $950M ID/IQ Contract for Advanced Battle Management System
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software and algorithm development in order to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). Continue reading
Ukraine Plans Purchase of 48 Bayraktar TB2 Drones from Turkey
Kiev plans to purchase up to 48 Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 (TB2) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Turkey’s domestically made combat drones, a Ukrainian news site reported, citing the export and import body operating under Ukraine’s defense industry umbrella institution. Continue reading
Queensland to Assemble Boeing’s First Australian-Designed, Developed Unmanned Aircraft
Queensland is poised to take another bold step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an historic opportunity to be the final production home for unmanned defence aircraft – the first military aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years. Continue reading
Dedrone Receives $12.1M Funding from TempoCap
Dedrone, a provider of airspace security, which protects organizations from malicious drones announced that it has secured $12.1m (£9.1m) in funding. Continue reading
Georgian Defense Ministry Purchases Spanish Drones
The Ministry of Defense of Georgia reported on September 28 that it purchased Spanish-made unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as renewed existing aircraft, and retrained the personnel. Continue reading







