Top I Vision has been awarded a contract for supplying airborne intelligence systems to a country in Africa with a value of more than 10 million NIS ($2.8 million). Continue reading
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin Joined to Secure $100+ BN Long-Range Strike Bomber Contract
The United States military is tasked with developing new and ground breaking technologies, but budget issues are causing problems for numerous programmes on the chopping block. Don’t expect that to happen to the U.S. Air Force Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B), an important step in modernising the military’s combat aircraft programme. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets US Air Force Order for 3 More RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $114 million advance procurement contract in preparation to build three more high-flying RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated sensors. Continue reading
Prioria Robotics Gets $4.5 M Maveric Contract From US Army Rapid Equipping Force
Prioria Robotics, Inc., developers of tactical Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), announced that it has been awarded several contracts totalling $4.5 million by the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force. Continue reading
MTSI Expands UAS Services into the Commercial UAS Marketplace
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI), a systems engineering provider in the Government Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) domain, has announced the expansion of its UAS services into the Commercial UAS marketplace. Continue reading
US Venture Capitalists Invested $40M in UAS Start-Ups in 9 Months
Venture capitalists like Tim Draper are placing their bets on the commercial applications of UAS. Draper, an early investor in Hotmail, Skype and Baidu, is now backing DroneDeploy, a start-up that is building software to direct unmanned aircraft on land mapping and the surveillance of agricultural fields.
“UAS hold the promise of companies anticipating our every need and delivering without human involvement,” Draper, 55, wrote in an e-mail. “Everything from pizza delivery to personal shopping can be handled by UAS.” Continue reading
Brican Flight Systems Partners with National Research Council of Canada on Civilian UAS Programme
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced that it will partner with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) maker, Brican Flight Systems. Continue reading
China Establishes UAS Industrial Base
China will establish a special industrial base for the development and production of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Beijing’s southern Daxing District, Chinese-language media reports. Continue reading