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Boeing is unveiling an updated version of its F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter concept at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington DC this week. Continue reading
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Indonesian Domestic UAS Manufacturer R-BOTIX
Indonesia’s domestic UAS manufacturer R-BOTIX is part of the AeroTerrascan company, which specialises in providing a high-resolution orthomosaic aerial photos of landscapes, crop/plantations, forests, mining sites, buildings, assets, places or events with its small UAS technology. Continue reading
France Expects US Approval on Unarmed Reaper Sales by Year End
Washington is expected to grant permission for sale of unarmed Reapers to France by the end of the year. Continue reading
UVision Introduces Updated HERO UAS Family
UVision has rolled out modernized versions of the HERO-30 expendable reconnaissance UAS, and the HERO-400 Loitering Attack Munition, responding to market demand. Through the recent modernization the systems received upgrade in the propulsion, power generation, avionics and datalinks systems, as well as improved payloads. Continue reading
AeroVironment Sales Stall as US Defence Spending Dries Up
In the last decade, AeroVironment became the Pentagon’s top supplier of small UAS. Its financial balance sheet prospered, its unmanned systems delivered results and its technology landed on the cover of Time magazine as one of the year’s best inventions in 2011. Continue reading
Kratos Unmanned Systems Solutions Division Gets $11.5M in Specialty Product Orders for UAS and Other Programmes
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Unmanned Systems Solutions Division (KUSS) has recently received $11.5 million in specialty product orders related to certain Unmanned Aircraft System and other programmes. Continue reading
US Army to Evaluate Two Black Hornet Nanocopters
Black Hornet – Photo: Prox Dynamics
The US Army wants to buy two pocket-sized unmanned aircraft systems with miniature cameras to experiment with in advance of a capability demonstration of nano UAS for small units, according to a service spokesman. Continue reading
Bluebird to Supply Advanced Spy-Lite Mini-UAS to Chile
BlueBird Aero Systems has announced winning a tender for the supply of SpyLite mini-UAS systems, for the Chilean Army, surpassing competing systems in both performance and price levels. Continue reading