Nigerian defence and security equipment contractor, Alh. Rabiu Hassan, alleged on Sunday that some Israeli security contractors (names withheld) were fleecing the nation of huge sums of money in hard currencies by supplying either non-functional equipments or collecting mobilisation fees without making supplies. Continue reading
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Raytheon-Led Team Continues Development of UAS-Based Hyper-Spectral Sensor to Find IEDs
Multispectral sensors designers at the Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems segment in McKinney, Texas, will move ahead with developing a new sensor for unmanned aircraft able to see objects on the ground not visible to the human eye, such as hidden roadside bombs or illicit opium crops by detecting their spectral signatures. Continue reading
Chris Anderson Leaves Wired to Focus on UAS Start-Up
Chris Anderson, the longtime editor of the geek tech bible Wired, has announced he’s leaving the job to focus on 3D Robotics, a San Diego-based start-up that’s trying to take remote-controlled airplanes and copters to a whole new level. Continue reading
L-3 Gets $85M US Navy Contract for VideoScout Systems
L-3 Communications has announced that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for its VideoScout family of systems. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Wins $36.5M Contract to Train Unmanned Aircraft Operators
The US Department of Defense has awarded more than $36.5 million to Northrop Grumman training soldiers in the operation of unmanned aircraft at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista. Continue reading
Kratos Wins $6.3M Contract to Supply Unmanned Aerial Target Systems to Korean Agency
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) subsidiary has received a $6.3 million single award baseline contract from the Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) for the supply of unmanned aerial targets and associated hardware. Continue reading
TECOM Gets $12M Contract from AAI for Portable Ground Control Stations
TECOM Industries, Inc. a Smiths Interconnect business, announced the award of a firm fixed price contract from AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems for approximately $12.0M. Continue reading
Bundeswehr First to Operate ADS-B Transponder on UAS in Theatre
EMT has announced the 50th flight sortie of its LUNA TUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System), with a EASA certified, ADS-B (Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) transponder in Afghanistan. Continue reading