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Austria Budgets $2.5M for Surveillance UAS
Austria’s Minister of Defence, Norbert Darabos, says that his country plans to buy surveillance UAS for use at home and abroad. Continue reading
Aeronautics Get $50m Orbiter Contract from Russia
Russia could be buying more unmanned aircraft from Israel as part of a new $50 million package negotiated with Israel’s third UAS manufacturer Aeronautics Ltd. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $15.8 Million Initial Order from US Army for RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it received a $15,813,406 firm fixed-price authorization to perform on May 22, 2012 from the United States Army as the initial portion of a contract action with a total projected value of $65,889,191. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $33M Navy BAMS Contract Extension
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems is being awarded a $32,774,936 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0023) in support of the broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system system development and demonstration. Continue reading
Chile Publishes Shortlist for $3M Mini UAS Deal
Chile’s defence ministry is set to select a mini unmanned air system for its armed forces, with the final contenders being the BlueBird Spylite, Elbit Systems Skylark 1LE and the Mantis made by Indra of Spain. Continue reading
Sky-Futures Adds Gatewing X-100 to UAS Managed Service Portfolio
Sky-Futures has acquired the Gatewing X-100 as the new UAS to its managed service fleet, and will now also be providing mapping and surveying services. Continue reading
Orbital to Supply Heavy Fuel FlexDI Engines to AAI
Australia’s Orbital has announced that it has been contracted to supply heavy fuel engines for use in AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (AAI) Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). Continue reading