Israel Aerospace Industries is awaiting decisions in two unmanned aircraft system competitions in France and Germany, with the outcomes to be announced from as soon as early this year. Continue reading
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Northrop Grumman and UAE’s Higher Colleges of Technology to Host Unmanned Aircraft Innovation Challenge
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) of the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate and explore ways to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in areas that build local capacity across various sectors in the UAE. Continue reading
Battlespace Flight Services Gets $14M US Air Force Predator Service Contract
Battlespace Flight Services L.L.C., Arlington, Va., is being awarded a $13,740,356 contract modification for MQ-1 O-level operation and maintenance services. Continue reading
AAI Buys MetaVR VRSG Licenses for US Army UAS Simulation Training
MetaVR, Inc. has announced that AAI Corp. recently purchased 176 MetaVR Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses to be delivered over 28 months. Continue reading
UK MoD Reveals Expenditure on Delayed Watchkeeper Programme
The UK Ministry of Defence expects to spend £160 million ($258 million) on its Watchkeeper unmanned air system programme over the next three financial years, but is still unable to say when the delayed type will be ready to enter operational use. Continue reading
VectorNav Supplies IMU for Unmanned Innovation Autopilot Development Platform
Unmanned Innovation, a provider of development platforms for unmanned aircraft systems, has partnered with VectorNav Technologies to integrate VectorNav’s VN-100 inertial measurement unit (IMU) into Unmanned Innovation’s os-Series Autopilots. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences Opens New Plant in Mississippi
Governor Phil Bryant, Aurora Flight Sciences Chief Executive Officer John Langford, Senator Roger Wicker and Representative Alan Nunnelee cut the ribbon on Tuesday at the company’s new 30,000-square-foot facility at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Columbus, Mississippi. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Delivers Two Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft to US Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading