Airborne weapons experts at the Boeing Co. got the go-ahead to start building add-on kits for the U.S. Navy Mark 54 lightweight torpedo that will enable the weapon to glide through the air from altitudes as high as 30,000 feet and enable the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol jet to attack enemy submarines from long ranges. Continue reading
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AeroVironment Gets $13.8M US Army Raven Contract Extension
AeroVironment Inc. announced that it received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not to exceed value of $65,538,759. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Unveils UCLAS Contender
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Lockheed Martin is taking the wraps off its submission for the US Navy’s prospective unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington DC. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $71M US Air Force Contract Modification for Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
Boeing Reveals Updated F/A-XX Manned/Unmanned Concept
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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
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