General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that it has been awarded a full-rate production contract by the US Army for 19 Improved Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft to be delivered by September 2018.
Category Archives: Business News
AeroVironment Gets $18.5 Raven Contract for Seven US Allies
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract from the United States Army totalling $18,485,495 to supply initial RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spare parts and contractor logistics services to seven allied nations through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme.
Protector will be MQ-9 Reaper Derivative
The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the unmanned air vehicle that it plans to acquire under its recently-announced Protector effort will be a derivative of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper that the Royal Air Force operates. Continue reading
State Dept Clears Spain’s $243M Reaper Purchase
The US State Department has approved Spain’s request to purchase four General Atomics-built Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles and associated equipment from the U.S. under a $243 million foreign military sale.
Second Hammerhead Customer by Farnborough
Piaggio Aerospace is committed to securing a second European customer for its P.1HH HammerHead unmanned air vehicle by July’s Farnborough air show, following launch customer Italy’s commitment earlier this year to purchase six aircraft and three ground stations, for delivery in 2016. Continue reading
BAE Systems to Develop Airborne Mine-Hunting LIDAR
Electro-optics engineers at BAE Systems are designing a multi-sensor suite and onboard processing to detect, identify, and pinpoint moored and drifting sea mines from manned and unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $9M ScanEagle Contract for Cameroon
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is being awarded $9,396,512 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 0009 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-11-G-0009) for the procurement of one ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system for the government of Cameroon under the Foreign Military Sales program.
UK ‘Protector’ UAV Fleet to Replace RAF Reapers
The UK is to receive 20 new ‘Protector’ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of a wider ramp-up of unmanned, surveillance, and special forces capabilities to combat militant Islam in the Middle East, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on 3 October.