Germany is in talks with Israel to buy weaponised UAS for its military that are seen as more technologically advanced than US ones, according to the weekly Der Spiegel. Continue reading
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US Army $683M UAS Shopping List for Fiscal 2014
The U.S. Army announced April 10 that it is seeking $5 billion in fiscal 2014 to buy or upgrade its helicopter fleet and acquire more large and small unmanned aircraft to provide ground troops with better intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Continue reading
Nitrofirex Presents UAS Able to Fight Forest-Fires at Night
Spanish company Nitrofirex presented the first version of an unmanned aircraft capable of combating forest fires at night at the Aerial Firefighting Europe Forum held in Aix-en- Provence (France) on April 10/11. Continue reading
Insitu Integrator Export Variant Sold to Middle East
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has sold several export variants of its Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to international customers, the company said last week. Continue reading
Boeing Gets $19M US Navy Contract for Flying Torpedoes
Airborne weapons experts at the Boeing Co. got the go-ahead to start building add-on kits for the U.S. Navy Mark 54 lightweight torpedo that will enable the weapon to glide through the air from altitudes as high as 30,000 feet and enable the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol jet to attack enemy submarines from long ranges. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $13.8M US Army Raven Contract Extension
AeroVironment Inc. announced that it received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not to exceed value of $65,538,759. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Unveils UCLAS Contender
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Lockheed Martin is taking the wraps off its submission for the US Navy’s prospective unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington DC. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $71M US Air Force Contract Modification for Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading