Embraer has revealed plans to “strengthen” its relationship with a Brazilian start-up building UAS. Continue reading
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Scion Gets $3M Navy Unmanned Helicopter Contract
Scion UAS, LLC has won a government contract worth up to $3 million to supply unmanned helicopters for unspecified uses. Continue reading
US Department of Defense Report Predicts ‘Robust Growth’ For Unmanned Aircraft Industry
The US Defense Department’s latest annual industrial base assessment includes rosy predictions for developers of high-tech unmanned aircraft that have become essential elements of U.S. military operations. Continue reading
US Department of Homeland Security Organises Small UAS Fly-Off
Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington are asking industry to participate in a fly-off evaluation of small unmanned aircraft systems and integrated UAS sensor payloads for potential use by local civil authorities maritime border and maritime security, law enforcement, search and rescue, fire, and hazardous material spill response. Continue reading
Blue Devil Builder Mav6 Divests Airship Operations
Mav6 has announced that it has divested its airship business. The Vicksburg, Mississippi-based defence technology company leveraged this capability to execute work on the Blue Devil Block 2 system — a long endurance airship integrated with advanced sensor payloads built for the US Air Force. Continue reading
Polish MoD Cancels $28M 2010 Contract with Aeronautics Defense Systems
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
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