The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract valued at more than $71 million to produce six additional next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopters.
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US Naval Air Systems Command Awards Wyle Unmanned Air Systems $24 Million Contract
Wyle has been awarded a three-year $24 million contract to provide reliability improvement, testing, technology insertion and life-cycle analysis for unmanned air systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance project and programmes for the Naval Air Systems Command. Continue reading
Unmanned Aircraft Industry to Create 70,000 New US Jobs in 3 Years Following Integration into National Air Space
AUVSI unveiled a new study, which finds that the unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 70,000 new American jobs in the first three years following the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into U.S. national airspace system (NAS). Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Consolidate its Unmanned Systems Business in San Diego
Northrop Grumman plans to consolidate its unmanned systems business in Rancho Bernardo, shifting a large though undisclosed number of jobs to this area from the company’s plants in Bethpage, N.Y., Melbourne, Fla. Continue reading
U.S. Air Force Plans for Extended-Range Reaper
The U.S. Air Force wants to purchase an extended-range (ER) version of the MQ-9 Reaper, allowing the service to strike deeper into enemy territory using fewer aircraft in a post-Afghanistan environment. Continue reading
AgustaWestland Unveils Revolutionary “Project Zero” Tilt Rotor Technology Demonstrator
AgustaWestland has unveiled its “Project Zero” tilt rotor technology demonstrator, giving an insight into what advanced rotorcraft of the future may look like. Continue reading
Turkey to Contract for Ten Anka UAS
Turkey is preparing to sign a contract for 10 locally made Anka UAS, procurement authorities said. They did not specify a contract price. Continue reading
DARPA’s TERN Programme Seeks Small-Ship Launched MALE UAS
Effective 21st-century warfare requires the ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike mobile targets anywhere, around the clock. Current technologies, however, have their limitations. Continue reading