The Philippines National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana disclosed on Tuesday, July 4 that the United States government is expected to deliver ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) before the year ends. Continue reading
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Kratos Gets $37M US Navy BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) was awarded an amendment to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for Low Rate Initial Production Year 1 (LRIP 1) from the U.S. Navy, for BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) Drone Systems. Continue reading
Germany Delays Plans to Lease Heron TP
Germany’s plans to lease Israeli-made “Eitan” drones were suspended on Wednesday, after German lawmakers raised concerns over weapons systems installed on the unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Arcturus Gets $475K US Special Ops Contract
Arcturus UAV is being awarded one of three contracts for a maximum of $475,000,000 for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS III). Continue reading
Spain Selects AUDS Counter-UAS System
The Spanish Defence Ministry has selected the AUDS counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system to protect critical assets and personnel from malicious UAVs. Continue reading
US Approves Sale of 22 SkyGuardians to India
The United States has approved a $3 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 22 non-weaponised General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) SkyGuardian UAVs to the Indian Navy.
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UMS SKELDAR and Sentient sign MOU to Provide ViDAR for SKELDAR V-200
UMS SKELDAR has used the Paris Airshow (19-25 June 2017) to announce an agreement with Sentient Vision Systems to provide the ViDAR (Visual identification Detection and Ranging) system for its unmanned systems. Continue reading
Leonardo Unveils Lightest Radar for Unmanned Aircraft
At this year’s Paris Air Show, Leonardo has unveiled its new Gabbiano TS Ultra-Light (UL) surveillance radar, the result of the company’s efforts to package all the technology and modes of its successful range of Gabbiano radars into a highly-affordable product weighing less than 24kg. Continue reading