General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $163,212,869 modification (P00119) to contract W58RGZ-13-C-0109 for MQ-1C Gray Eagle extended range supplemental production hardware. Continue reading
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Raytheon Gets $30M US Army Sensor Contract
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a $29,776,287 firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of 21 Common Sensor Payload systems to meet an increased production requirement of the Army Gray Eagle. Continue reading
Aurora Honoured for Innovation in Switzerland
At a ceremony in New York City, Aurora Flight Sciences was awarded with a 2017 Tell Award, which honours U.S. companies that have made significant and innovative investments in Switzerland. Sponsored annually by Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE), the Tell Awards were established in 2004 to “recognize companies that boldly accept the risks and rewards that come with international expansion and demonstrate success with operations in Switzerland.” Continue reading
USAF Issues RFI for Directed Energy Weapons
The US Air Force’s (USAF) Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office has issued a request for information (RFI) to industry partners for directed energy weapons that could be used in an experimentation campaign. Continue reading
Mexico Buys Aerostar Tactical Unmanned Aerial System
An Aerostar tactical unmanned aerial system (TUAS) from Israel’s Aeronautics has been purchased by the Mexican government through Balam Security (Balam Seguridad privada S.A. de C.V.), a vendor of military equipment and security systems in Latin America. Continue reading
It’s Time for AeroVironment to Break Up
After years of ups and downs, AeroVironment, Inc. appears to be firing on all cylinders. The company’s drones are growing in both military and commercial applications and its electric vehicle (EV) chargers are being adopted by a wider range of automakers. The stock is up 119% in the past year as a result.
UK Protector to Get Sovereign Upgrade Capability
YBC02, the second prototype SkyGuardian air vehicle for non-US markets
A sovereign upgrade capability for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) new Protector unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a vital part of the project to renew the service’s fleet of unmanned systems. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $9.8M US Navy ScanEagle Contract
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded a $9,830,523 firm-fixed-price contract to provide unmanned aircraft systems intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance services in support of maritime operations, including operations and maintenance of the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems and real-time electro-optical imagery and infrared imagery. Continue reading