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
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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
GE Aviation Signs Agreement For Future Systems Studies With Kookmin University
GE Aviation and Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to study various future systems, procedures and possible uses for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Continue reading
Aeronautics Gets $27m Thailand Deal
Aeronautics Ltd. will supply Dominator unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Thai Ministry of Defense, the company reported to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). The volume of the deal, which includes UAVs, land equipment, and accompanying services, is $27 million over three years. Payment will be according to the milestones set in the agreement. Continue reading
Martin UAV – Naval Air Systems Command Sign Contract
Martin UAV LLC, Naval Air Systems Command Sign Contract for V-BAT Development
On June 20, 2018, Martin UAV LLC and the Naval Air Systems Command entered into a research contract to explore extending the V‑BAT’s existing autonomous landing capability. Continue reading