UAS VISION
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Liteye Systems, Inc, identified by US DoD NORTHCOM as a Subject Matter Expert in Countering UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) threats, was recently invited to attend a collaboration session between Government and Industry to better define emerging threats across North America. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman received a one-year, $163.6M contract to provide a range of support services for the U.S. Army’s fleet of MQ5B Hunters. Continue reading
Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation (CEO: Toru Tokushige), a provider of industrial drone solutions, has extended its commitment to the African region by setting up a new branch, Terra Drone Angola. The decision to establish a permanent presence in Angola came after receiving multiple contracts from major oil and gas companies in West Africa. Continue reading
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, along with one of its regional resellers, Frontier Precision, announced that Wood has adopted the Delair UX11 high-performance UAV for its work in site planning and asset management in mining and quarry projects in the western US. Continue reading
Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems has announced the specifications, pricing, availability and launch customer for “Spirit”, its new dual-rotor coaxial drone and named Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics as the launch customer. Continue reading
Bell V-247 Vigilant Tiltrotor
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is taking a novel crowdsourcing approach to deciding what unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and components to acquire for the US Marine Corps MUX programme. Continue reading
SkyX systems, an aerial monitoring solutions provider, has partnered with E’Kabel, a leading multinational supplier of fiber optic sensing technology, to provide oil and gas pipeline operators with a premier inspection and monitoring solution. Continue reading
Switchblade Tactical Missile System
AeroVironment, Inc. , and Kratos Defense & Security Systems, Inc. Unmanned Systems Division, have announced a new strategic relationship to develop and demonstrate highly integrated and operationally effective multi-domain unmanned system solutions for near-peer, denied environments. Continue reading