Category Archives: Business News

Vodafone Idea Enters India’s Drone Delivery Ecosystem

Vodafone Idea is set to enter India’s drone ecosystem by partnering with Zomato in the upcoming “beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS) drone experiments being organised by India’s civil aviation regulator. Continue reading →

GA-ASI Gets $27M US Navy Reaper Contract

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $26,866,441 firm-fixed-price contract that procures two MQ-9A Reaper unmanned air systems (UAS); one dual control mobile ground control station; one modular data center; and one mobile ground control station for Group 5 UAS intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services/persistent strike efforts. Continue reading →

AeroDefense Partners with US Air Force to Develop Rapid Deploy Drone Detection

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AeroDefense, provider of drone detection technology that detects and locates drones and pilots simultaneously, announced plans to develop a rapidly deployable and ruggedized drone detection system with the United States Air Force (USAF). Continue reading →

GA-ASI Gets $12M Air National Guard Upgrade Contract

174th Fighter Wing MQ-9 Reaper at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, NY

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $12.1 million contract to upgrade MQ-9 Block 1 and Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Block 25 Dual Control Module Ground Control Station (DCMGCS) and Block 30 Ground Control Station (GCS) for the Air National Guard (ANG). Continue reading →

SDS to Provide Plymouth Rock UAVs to Australian Government

Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc. a  developer of cutting-edge threat detection technologies, has announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with SDS Group Australia Pty Ltd (“SDS”), a provider of best of breed products and equipment to the Australian security and defense industries. Continue reading →