CybAero has received an order from EADS subsidiary, Cassidian, to supply subsystems for use on the Tanan 300 VTOL UAS. The order is in addition to an initial order for subsystems placed in May 2013. Continue reading
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French Start-Up Delair-Tech Raises $4M of Private Investment for Civil UAS Development
French start-up, Delair-Tech has raised 4 million dollars of private investment from the Andromede holding company and also the Parrot technology company, accelerating its growth in the ever expanding professional civil UAS market. Continue reading
Korea to Go Ahead with Purchase of 4 Global Hawks
The Korean military has decided to buy four Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as part of building its kill chain system, an arms procurement officer said last Friday. Continue reading
MDA Gets $11.3 M Raven Contract from Canada’s Department of National Defence
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at $11.3 million with Canada’s Department of National Defence to “provide an Unmanned Aerial Surveillance solution”. Continue reading
DARPA Spends $26M on UAS Laser Defence Weapons
US military researchers are hiring two defence companies to develop technology for pod-mounted laser weapons to protect manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR)-guided surface-to-air missiles.
Prox Dynamics Gets $2.5M US Army Black Hornet Contract
US Army researchers are asking a Norwegian company to develop a pocket-sized helicopter drone to provide a personal reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for infantrymen and Special Forces warfighters. Continue reading
AeroVironment Unveils Pocket DDL Secure Video and Data Receiver for UAS
AeroVironment has unveiled its new Pocket DDL secure digital video and data receiver at the 2013 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition. The four-ounce device enables remote viewing of video and data from AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as well as from helicopters, airplanes, other unmanned aircraft and ground robots equipped with the company’s Digital Data Link. Continue reading
Cornwall and Wales Create UK National Aeronautical Centre for UAS Test Flights
A partnership between West Wales Airport in Blaenannerch and Newquay airport in Cornwall has launched the first private facility for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).