Japan’s new five-year defence plan approved by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet was unveiled on Tuesday. The details have indicated territory and island protection as one of the main security concerns for the country, justifying an increase in the budget allotted for defence equipment, including surveillance UAS and creating a Marine Corps-type of unit. Continue reading
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Sikorsky Innovations Gets $15M DARPA Contract for Phase 1 VTOL-X Plane Design
Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has announced it has won a contract for Phase 1 of the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Experimental Aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) programme by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Continue reading
Google Acquires Boston Dynamics
Google confirmed on Friday that it had completed the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that has designed mobile research robots for the Pentagon. The company, based in Waltham, Mass., has gained an international reputation for machines that walk with an uncanny sense of balance and even — cheetahlike — run faster than the fastest humans. Continue reading
Philippines Wants Six UAS for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Search & Rescue
The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) is inviting bidders who can supply the military with 6 sets of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to expand its surveillance and reconnaisance capabilities. Continue reading
Poland Budgets $975M to Boost UAS Programme
As early as next year, Warsaw could select a supplier for a tactical Army UAS, part of Poland’s push to boost domestic industry and military capability in unmanned aircraft systems, a Polish Army officer said. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $40M Gray Eagle Production Contract from US Army
Gray Eagle with Triclops Sensor Suite – Photo: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.,was awarded a $40,253,105 modification to contract W58RGZ-13-C-0109 for the Gray Eagle full rate production option exercise applicable to the Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
PowerUp 3 Raises Over $500,000 from 10,000 Kickstarter Backers in Just Two Weeks
PowerUp has raised $500,000+ from 10,000 backers in just two weeks of its Kickstarter Campaign. With 45 days still remaining in the campaign, it promises to be one of the most successful projects on Kickstarter ever. Continue reading
Textron, Bell and AAI Launch Collaboration in Manned/Unmanned Teaming
Textron Systems and Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., have opened the Textron Systems Integration and Collaboration Lab, as well as the Bell Helicopter/AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manned/Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Lab. Continue reading