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EDGE, one of the world’s advanced technology and defence groups, and Anduril, a global defence technology company, will launch a joint venture to accelerate the design, development, and production of autonomous systems to support civil and defence mission sets in the Middle East and surrounding regions. Continue reading
– Amentum has been awarded the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Maintenance Support IDIQ contract by the Air Force Air Combat Command with a ceiling value of up to $995 million. The MQ-9 Reaper is an essential unmanned aerial system equipped with cutting-edge technologies including sensors, armaments, ground control stations, and a satellite link. Continue reading
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (OASW) for Special Operations / Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) Capability Development & Innovation (CD&I) Directorate competitively awarded XTEND Reality Inc., a multi-million-dollar fixed price contract to rapidly develop and deliver Affordable Close Quarter Modular Effects FPV Drone Kits- (ACQME-DK). Continue reading
Modern battlefields are defined by speed and saturation. Small unmanned aircraft systems can swarm by the hundreds, overwhelming defenses and striking before human decision loops close. Without effective counter-UAS systems, air defence operators face more targets than they can track or defeat, leaving U.S. forces vulnerable. Continue reading
– BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic alliance to explore opportunities to collaborate on the development of unmanned air systems (UAS). Continue reading
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved approximately €490 million (USD 565) in its meeting on November 5 for the development and procurement of DefendAir anti-drone missiles from MBDA Germany, as confirmed to hartpunkt by well-informed sources. Continue reading
– Larsen & Toubro in India and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have entered into a strategic partnership to manufacture Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in India, for the Indian armed forces. Continue reading
– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in defence, national security, and global markets, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the ordinary shares of Orbit Technologies Ltd (ORBI.TA) for $356.3 million, which is expected to be funded via cash on Kratos’ balance sheet. Continue reading