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Resolute Eagle
American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) announced that it has acquired the assets of PAE ISR LLC, including the Resolute Eagle, a Group 3 unmanned aircraft system. The acquisition was financed by Riva Ridge Capital Management. Continue reading
UK engineering and design consultancy Plextek is partnering with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) specialist, Griff Aviation, to put micro radars and sensors on its innovative heavy lifting drones. Griff is developing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) designed to carry payloads up to 250kg for a wide range of applications including moving building equipment and materials across harsh terrains including mountainous and forested landscapes. Continue reading
Liteye Systems Ribbon Cutting – Pictured from Left to Right (Executive Team): Derek Newsom, Chief Operating Officer, Scott McClean, Government Relations, Kenneth Geyer, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, (Kenneth Geyer’s Daughters), Jamie Chief Procurement Officer, Tom Scott, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Zac Neumayr, VP of Strategic Accounts, Rick Sondag, VP of Operation, Ryan Hurt, VP of Business Development
Liteye Systems, Inc. the US leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, announced the opening of a new 55,000 square foot facility in Highfield Business Park, near Centennial Airport, CO to accommodate rapid growth and support increasing manufacturing demands. Continue reading
Dynetics and its partners are building the army’s laser weapon system demonstrator
Leidos Holdings, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-owned Dynetics, Inc. (“Dynetics”), an industry-leading applied research and national security solutions company, for $1.65 billion in cash. The Board of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the transaction. Continue reading
Atos GmbH, as prime, has teamed up with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and various partners, to demonstrate use of UAS in conjunction with combat vehicles, to achieve a real-time, three-dimensional, dynamic situation picture for mobile operations. Continue reading
Ciconia and RelmaTech are working together to deliver a unique onboard Control & Collision Avoidance System (C&CAS) that uses proven Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) radio technologies to enable proximate aircraft to avoid mid-air collisions by being able to ‘see’ and communicate with each other. Continue reading
PrecisionHawk, Inc., a provider of drone technology for the enterprise, announced a $32 million investment from venture investors including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. Continue reading
Altitude Angel, a UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced it has been awarded the contract to provide Netherlands’ ANSP, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL), with its first nationwide UTM platform following an open and competitive tender process. Continue reading