The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned aircraft sytems from WB Electronics, under a deal worth almost zloty 24 million ($7.6 million). Continue reading
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Northrop Grumman Systems Gets $71M US Air Force Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. is being awarded a $71,202,469 contract modification for Global Hawk block load/sustaining engineering and production acceptance infrastructure. Continue reading
Analytic Systems to Supply Power Products for AAI Shadow Tactical UAS Ground Control Stations
Analytic Systems has announced its largest order ever for a power system for AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems which are in service with customers including the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk Programme Gets U.S. Air Force Sustainment Excellence Award
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft programme was recently awarded the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award for demonstrating the most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness. Continue reading
Titan Aerospace Gets New Mexico Job Training Grant
Titan Aerospace, a start-up manufacturer of solar-powered unmanned aircraft systems, which located in Moriarty, New Mexico, last March, recently received a New Mexico Economic Development Job Training Incentive Program grant of $141,390.
U.K. Still Seeks Cutting-Edge Naval UAS
Great Britain has reopened a competition to urgently acquire an unmanned aerial surveillance system for Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels because the contenders failed to meet Ministry of Defence requirements. Continue reading
Woolpert Partners with Altavian on UAS Aerial Surveying
GA-ASI Announces Procurement of First Predator XP System
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the procurement of its first Predator XP RPA system by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Predator XP is an updated version of the company’s flagship Predator RPA that has been licensed by the U.S. Government for sale to a broader customer base, including countries in the Middle East and North Africa.