The Obama administration rolled out a proposed Fiscal Year 2016 defence budget of $585.3 billion on February 2. Nearly $50 billion would be spent on aircraft and related systems during the fiscal year, which begins in October. Continue reading
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Northrop Grumman to Start Production on Korean Global Hawks
Northrop Grumman Corporation will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea’s Air Force. The systems will provide valuable wide-area intelligence gathering capabilities to military commanders so they can make more informed decisions.
BAE Systems to Develop ASW UAS
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) experts at BAE Systems are developing an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) sensor payload able to look for submerged enemy submarines by detecting small variations in the Earth’s magnetic field. Continue reading
China Supplies UAS for Gas to Uzbekistan
China has supplied at least one UAV, the Pterodactyl (Yilong-1), which was developed by China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, to Uzbekistan.
UAE Closer to Buying Predator
The sale of the Predator to the UAE has been tentatively approved by senior US lawmakers, in what would be the first sale of the aircraft outside of Nato. Continue reading
Raytheon Acquires Sensintel, Inc.
Raytheon Company has acquired privately-held Sensintel, Inc., a leading provider of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets.
UAS and India to Discuss Local Production of Raven
The US and India are discussing possible opportunities for collaborative production programs, Reuters reported. Two of the programmes under discussion are the local assembly of RQ-11B mini UAVs and integration and manufacturing of mission packages designed for C-130J tactical transport planes, to be used for emergency response.
New Carriage and Release Systems for MQ-9 Reaper
Exelis recently received a follow-on contract valued at more than $27 million from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to continue producing and supplying the BRU-71/A ejector rack for the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system. Continue reading