Lockheed Martin is upgrading the command and control system that allows Joint Force Air Component Commanders to deploy air assets, execute air tasking orders and synchronize management of air operations. Continue reading
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Germany May Favour Reaper Over Heron TP
The German government and military may acquire be leaning in favour of buying armed American UAS, rather than Israel’s Heron TP, as previously reported. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $7.8M US Navy Contract for ScanEagle Support Services
Insitu Inc., Bingen, Wash., is being awarded a $7,826,247 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0061) to exercise an option for operational and maintenance services in support of the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Markets MQ-8C as ‘Rotary Wing UAS of the Future’
A full scale mock-up of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C, the unmanned platform that is to succeed the MQ-8B, was on show earlier this month at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space exposition at National Harbor, Md. Continue reading
LTAS Provides Aerostat Launcher System and Aerostats to BAE Systems
Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. (LTAS), a wholly owned subsidiary of World Surveillance Group Inc., has provided the initial trailer-mounted aerostat launcher system and six aerostats to BAE Systems to support the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and OMX Partner to Identify Suppliers for Canada’s Justas Programme
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) and OMX announced that the companies have signed a two-year agreement to support GA-ASI’s Industrial Regional Benefit (IRB) efforts to identify and work with Canadian suppliers. Continue reading
Chinese Hackers Target UAS Manufacturers and Suppliers
A notorious cyber-espionage gang is being blamed for a set of recently discovered spear-phishing attacks that aim to steal information relating to unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
National Technical Systems Gets $1.6M UAS Atmospheric Monitoring Contract from Sandia National Laboratories
National Technical Systems, Inc. , a provider of testing and engineering services, announced that it has signed a $1.6 million contract with Sandia National Laboratories to continue the development of the Harvester project, a programme authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to monitoring nuclear emissions in the atmosphere through the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading