Israeli manufacturer Innocon has unveiled its candidate for a requirement to supply a new class of unmanned aircraft system to the Indian Air Force and Navy. Continue reading
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Ascent Solar Technologies Powers Silent Falcon
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced that it is collaborating with Silent Falcon UAS Technologies and Bye Aerospace to provide its lightweight, flexible copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaics to power the Silent Falcon unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Continue reading
Science Applications International Corporation Gets $35M US Air Force Ground Control Support Contract
Science Applications International Corporation announced it was awarded a prime contract by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Ground Control Station (GCS) and Combined Operations Center (Combined Ops Ctr) support. Continue reading
Rheinmetall Airborne Systems Tactical Hybrid UAS
Rheinmetall Airborne Systems GmbH has announced details of the completely new, bi-hybrid tactical Unmanned Aircraft System that we revealed last week. The airborne system, currently operating under the project name TU-150 *, unifies fixed-wing with VTOL characteristics and is being developed in close cooperation with the Swiss UAV AG. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $40M US Navy BAMS Maintenance Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. is being awarded a $40,137,349 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for operations and maintenance services in support of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance – Demonstrator Unmanned Aircraft System, also known as the Global Hawk Maritime – Demonstrator. Continue reading
India to Purchase 120 Micro and Mini UAS
India is close to purchasing a record number of micro and mini unmanned air systems for its air force and army, with several further major deals to follow. Continue reading
UAS Europe, Sweden Acquires UAS IP Rights from UAV Services and Systems, Germany
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UAS Europe, Sweden, has announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights, manufacturing capabilities and airframe stock for two different unmanned aircraft from UAV Services and Systems, Germany. Continue reading
Altavian Gets 5-year Support Contract from US Army
Altavian announced that it has received a five-year contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and support its unmanned aircraft used for surveys and inspections in Florida and Puerto Rico. Continue reading