Belarusian scientists are planning to launch the manufacture of electric engines for compact unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in 2015, Yuri Yatsyna, head of the R&D center BAK and Technologies of the Physics Technology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said at the press conference “Innovative technologies: unmanned aircraft complexes” on 10 February. Continue reading
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General Atomics Gets $279M USAF Reaper Contract
General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $279,144,933 fixed-price-incentive-firm and firm-fixed-price contract (0077) for MQ-9 Reaper production under Basic Ordering Agreement FA8620-10-G-3038.
DJI Plans to Double Sales in 2015
DJI Technology Co., plans to double sales in 2015 as it pushes for clearer regulations on unmanned flights. Continue reading
Belarus to Sell Drones for $4m in 2015
The Belarusian R&D centre for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies of the Physics Technology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus expects to sell drones for some $4 million in 2015, Head of the R&D centre Yury Yatsyna said at the press conference “Innovation technologies: Unmanned aircraft systems” on 10 February. Continue reading
Meteor Aerospace – Israel’s New Defence Company
Two and a half years after leaving the post of CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Itzhak Nissan, in an exclusive interview with “Globes”, unveils Meteor Aerospace, the new defence company he founded together with Hezi Bezalel. The company deals in unmanned systems, and mainly aims at markets in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Continue reading
Solid State Drives for MQ-9 Reaper Pod System
Mountain Secure Systems (MSS),a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and supplier of rugged electronic solutions, announced that it has recently shipped an order of removable, ruggedized solid state drives (SSDs) to a leading defence contractor, which will be integrated into a pod system for the MQ-9 Reaper.
Netherlands Companies Collaborate on Inspections
Bureau Veritas and Skeye BV have signed a preferred supplier ship related to inspection work executed with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s).
Netherlands Spends $340M on Reaper Systems
The United States plans to sell 4 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles and other related equipment worth almost $340 million dollars to the Netherlands, US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release.