Advanced Defense Technologies, Inc. has announced that as ADTI’s Seek and Avoid technology moves forward with integration into its UAS system, it sees some of the first commercial applications for border security. Continue reading
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AeroVironment Gets $5.5M Puma Contract from US Marines
AeroVironment has announced that the U.S. Marine Corps is the first military service to adopt four different small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the company with the receipt of a firm fixed-price order valued at $5,558,479 for the RQ-20A Puma AE through an existing U.S. Army contract. Delivery is scheduled within two weeks. Continue reading
Swiss UAV Goes ATOL
Swiss UAV has signed a contract with EADS Astrium to implement the “DeckFinder” relative positioning system for high-precision landings on moving ground on its Neo series. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $262M US Navy Contract for Firescout MQ-8C Version
Northrop Grumman has received a new $262.3 million contract to develop and build a new MQ-8C version of the Firescout unmanned rotorcraft, the US Navy announced on 23 April. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman to Roll Out First US Navy MQ-4C BAMS in June
Northrop Grumman will roll-out the first US Navy MQ-4C in June, company and USN officials say. Continue reading
AeroVironment Delivers 1,000th PUMA – Gets $20M US Army Contract
AeroVironment announced it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $20,430,433 from the U.S. Army for RQ-20A Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) on March 27, 2012. Continue reading
L-3 Communications Buys Thales Civil Training for £83M
L-3 Communications in New York has entered into an agreement to acquire the civil aircraft simulation and training business of Thales Training & Simulation Ltd., with facilities in the U.K., France, Germany, and Australia. Continue reading
PC-Aero Announces its First Unmanned Electric Aircraft
PC-Aero unveiled four new Electric Aircraft at the Aero 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany this week – including the new Elektra One Solar with added solar panels on the wings, and the Elektra Observer LT, the company’s first ever unmanned electric aircraft. Continue reading