The United Kingdom has procured the Israeli-developed Drone Dome counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS), manufacturer Rafael confirmed to Jane’s on 13 August. Continue reading
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General Atomics Expands Footprint at Grand Sky
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, center, hosted an event at the Grand Sky UAS aviation park with General Atomics CEO Linden Blue, left, and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Blue signed a lease agreement expanding the company’s Flight Test and Training Center. – PHOTO: OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. JOHN HOEVEN
Grand Sky, the first and only fully operational civil unmanned aerial systems (UAS)-focused research and development park in the U.S., announced tenant General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) will significantly expand the company’s presence on the property. Continue reading
Insitu Gets Potential $232M Special Ops Order
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, has been awarded a $5,000 minimum, $232,000,000 maximum additional task order under an existing non-competitive, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92222-16-D-0031) for mid-endurance unmanned aircraft systems (MEUAS II-B) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services. Continue reading
US Army Orders Lockheed Martin CUAS Sytems
The Army is planning to purchase a Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from Lockheed Martin with the goal to “field UAS with payloads capable of negating adversary UAS,” the Army said in its solicitation notice. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $9M US Navy Blackjack Order
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, has been awarded $9,000,000 for firm-fixed-price delivery order N0001918F030 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-15-G-0014). This order provides for the procurement of spare and sustainment parts to maintain the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system in support of the Marine Corps. Continue reading
CACI Gets $48.5M US Navy Contract to Deploy Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
CACI International Inc. has announced that the US Navy has awarded the company a $48.5 million single-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to provide integration, installation, sustainment, and engineering services to the Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks Rapid Development Capabilities Integrated Product team. Continue reading
British Insurance Brokers’ Association Launches Drone Insurance Scheme With Tokio Marine Kiln
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has launched a new drone insurance scheme with leading specialist and corporate insurer Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK). Continue reading
Komatsu and Propeller Aero Partner for Aerial 3D Mapping of Construction Projects
With drones becoming an increasingly common worksite tool, Komatsu has identified aerial mapping and analytics as a key component of their Smart Construction initiative—a range of integrated hardware and software products designed to offer an end-to-end workflow for each phase of construction. Continue reading