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.
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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).
AeroVironment and Eurocopter to Evaluate Potential Joint Opportunities
AeroVironment, Inc. a high volume manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and Eurocopter, a global helicopter manufacturer, announced at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting that they have signed a cooperative agreement to explore opportunities for expanding their respective military and commercial product portfolios.
Raytheon Gets $50M UAS Electro-Optical Targeting Systems Contract
U.S. Air Force officials needed electro-optical targeting systems for the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper hunter-killer unmanned aircraft system (UAS), as well as for manned helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. They found their solution from the Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in McKinney, Texas. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $377M MQ-9 Reaper Production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a maximum $377,400,000 not-to-exceed delivery order, undefinitized contract award on an existing firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2013 MQ-9 Reaper production. Continue reading
US Air Force to Sign Lease for UAS Technology Park at Grand Forks Base
The US Air Force will sign a lease with Grand Forks County in December, allowing a technology park for unmanned aircraft to be built at Grand Forks Air Force Base, the state’s congressional leaders and the governor said. Continue reading