Prioria Robotics, Inc. announced that it has received $5.5 million in funding to advance the growth of its unmanned aircraft system platforms for military and civilian applications.
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India Defines Mini-UAS Requirements
The Indian defence ministry has announced that a total of 95 mini UAS will be purchased in the near future. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Gets $2.6M DCGS Integration Backbone Upgrade Contract
With the help of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Department of Defense is making major strides in its ongoing initiative to quickly and efficiently share the vast volume of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data available to users with access to the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). Continue reading
Simlat Provides Saint Louis University with Turnkey UAS Training System
Simlat has announced a recently awarded contract to provide a highly advanced UAS training system to Saint Louis University’s Center for Aviation Safety Research (CASR). Continue reading
AeroVironment UAS Sold to Nineteen Countries
AeroVironment revealed that 19 countries have now bought “thousands” of Puma, Raven and Wasp hand-launched UAS.
French Nuclear Industry Chooses INFOTRON VTOL UAS for Safety Inspections
The IT180 vertical take-off and landing mini-UAS made by INFOTRON has been chosen by Groupe INTRA (French economic interest group: EDF–CEA–AREVA) to extend its range of robotic devices to be used in crisis situations in the nuclear sector.
Russia and Israel in Joint UAS Production Talks
Russia and Israel are negotiating a joint project to build an unmanned aircraft, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday. Continue reading
ImSAR Gets $24M Nano SAR Contract for UAS from US Army
The developer of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that is orders of magnitude smaller than other radars was awarded a $24 million contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Natick, Mass., to build a “lightweight, ultra-wideband” SAR for unmanned aircraft systems for completion in 2017. Continue reading