Dynamatic Technologies and AeroVironment, Inc. have signed a Teaming Agreement to address the growing global demand for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The agreement provides for the manufacture of UAS in India, which will enable Dynamatic and AeroVironment to work together on a number of business opportunities for potential customers including the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Continue reading
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Pentagon Announces $796 Million in Contracts for Hi-Tech UAS Work
The U.S. Department of Defense announced 20 new contract awards last week worth a total of $796 million in combined value. One single contract, however, ate up more than 30% of the available funds. Continue reading
US Navy Awards UCLASS Preliminary Design Contracts
Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have each received a $15 million fixed-price contract for a preliminary design review (PDR) assessment for the US Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Surveillance and Strike aircraft. Continue reading
Northrop Offers Sandshark Trainer on Lease Basis
Northrop Grumman is pitching a new method of UAS pilot training to the Air Force and U.S. Customs and Border Protection based on a business model likely to gain in popularity as the UAS revolution expands into civilian airspace: “fee for service.”
AeroVironment Gets $13.5m US Army Contract for RQ-11B Raven sUAS and Gimballed Payloads
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it has received a $13,487,240 order from the United States Army. The order – the final portion of a contract valued at $59.6 million – includes RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), miniature gimballed payloads and initial spares packages, and is funded from the Army’s fiscal 2012 procurement budget.
First Civil UAS Flights will be Over Arctic Waters
A pair of UAS are expected to take to the skies over the U.S. Arctic Ocean this summer, conducting work for the oil industry. Operating the remote controls will be private companies, including ConocoPhillips, Alaska’s largest oil producer and holder of oil leases in the remote Chukchi Sea off the state’s northwest coast.
Keymerging Technologies selects ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder UAS for East Africa
Keymerging Technologies Ltd has purchased ING Robotic Aviation’s Responder rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle systems for use in East Africa. The robotic aircraft will be used for aerial surveillance with both electro-optical and infrared cameras, in order to provide a wide range of imagery and monitoring support for their clients. Continue reading
Lehmann Aviation Extends Micro UAS Line with Two New Models
Last November Lehmann Aviation launched the LA100, a small and fully autonomous UAS designed to capture aerial images with a user-supplied GoPro camera. Now the French company is offering two new models that go farther and stay in the air longer.