The Polish Ministry of National Defence has cancelled a contract concluded in 2010 with the Israeli company Aeronautics Defense Systems for the supply of Aerostar medium-range unmanned aircraft. The company has once again failed to meet deadlines, in spite of their postponement for two years. Continue reading
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Denel Launches Low-Cost Hungwe for African Market
South Africa’s Denel is developing a new unmanned aircraft for the African market called the Hungwe. Continue reading
Navmar Applied Sciences Gets $41M US Navy Tiger Shark Persistant Stare Contract
Navmar Applied Sciences is being awarded a $41,463,854 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursable contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project under Topics N92-170 “Laser Detection and Ranging Identification Demonstration”, N94-178 “Air Deployable Expendable Multi-parameter Environmental Probe”, and AF083-006 “Low Cost Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)”. Continue reading
Aurora’s Skate Embeds With Massachusetts SWAT Team
Aurora Flight Sciences recently signed an agreement with the Boston area Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC) to establish a programme to evaluate Aurora’s Skate Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) by their Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operations. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $20M US Air Force Beyond-Line-of-Sight Contract
The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $20 million contract to add beyond-line-of-sight command and control functions on one of its E-11A communications-relay aircraft, announced the company. Continue reading
Europe to Spend $14BN on UAS in 10 Years
Europe is being tipped to spend nearly $14 billion over the next 10 years on research and development of unmanned aircraft systems and their procurement. Continue reading
Insitu Pacific Announces Contract for ScanEagle UAS with CTRM of Malaysia
Insitu Pacific and Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) announced that it has signed a contract for Insitu Pacific to deliver its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to CTRM. The UAS will be operated by CTRM’s subsidiary Unmanned Systems Technology (UST). Continue reading
IAI Adapts Panther Tilt-Rotor for Navy Operations
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Panther tiltrotor unmanned aircraft system will be adapted for operation aboard navy ships. Continue reading