The Raytheon Company has been awarded a subcontract to provide contractor logistics support to the ground station elements for the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Category Archives: Business News
IAI Raises Bid Against US Reaper in France
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has sweetened its bid to provide advanced unmanned aircraft systems to the French Air Force with an offer for immediate deliveries of fully satellite-linked Heron-1s in support of ongoing operations in Mali. Continue reading
Cassidian Presents Tanan 300 UAS at Paris Air Show
[youtube ktWyUy3HNb4 nolink]
Cassidian will present its TANAN 300 new-generation compact VTOL Tactical UAS (Vertical Take-Off and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial System) for maritime and land missions at Le Bourget this week. Continue reading
UAV Factory Announces Electric Version of Penguin B Platform
[youtube z8PdnXDv-cM nolink]
UAV Factory has announced the launch of an electric version of the Penguin unmanned aircraft – the Penguin BE. Continue reading
Spain to Open UAs Test Centre by Year End
A new unmanned air system (UAS) testing centre with its own reserved airspace for remotely-piloted technology, the first of its kind in Spain, is expected to be operating by the end of this year. Continue reading
Phantom Eye Gets $7M Missile Defence Payload Contract
Boeing’s high-altitude Phantom Eye technology demonstrator has secured its first customer, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Sees Opportunity for Unmanned Engine Growth
The increase in military and civilian use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in recent years has lead to an increase in the need for components that power these platforms, and Rolls-Royce has had success in the past, and seems ready for the projected multi-billion growth of the unmanned market over the next decade as the U.S. and other nations prepare to integrate UAS into civilian airspace. Continue reading
Halberd Low Cost UAS Go Online
Halberd Corporation has announced that it is plannning entry into the online consumer market and is now offering a low cost unmanned aircraft system for the general public. These will be sold online through eBay, RC Universe as well as other online retailers. Continue reading